Second Conditional

 Giving advice
 Revision of First Conditional

IF Condition / Action / Situation: Result:

If-clause Main clause
(future condition with (likely result)
high possibility)
If I play apple bobbing, I will get wet.
(Present Tense) (Future tense)

(OR:) I will get wet if I play apple bobbing.

 Exercise One

Q: If you have ten dollars, what will you do?

A: If I have ten dollars, I will……

Mr. Li: If I have ten dollars, I will donate the

money to charity.

(OR:) I will donate the money to charity if I

have ten dollars.
 Worksheet Part A

Make two sentences for the question below.

Q: If you have ten dollars, what will you do?

A1: If I have ten dollars, I will_____________.

A2: If I have ten dollars, I will_____________.
 Compare Statements 1 and 2

(1) If I have ten dollars, I will buy some

sweets for you.

(2) If I had ten million dollars, I would buy a

new sports car for you.
(???) What’s the
difference?
 Differences

(1) If I have ten dollars, I will buy some

sweets for you.
(First Conditional sentence)

(2) If I had ten million dollars, I would buy a

new sports car for you.
(Second Conditional sentence)
 Explanation

 First conditional: the condition possible to

happen

 Second conditional: the condition not likely

to happen. The condition is like an
imaginary situation!
 Structure: Type 2

IF Condition / Action / Result: Main Clause

Situation: If-clause (unlikely result)
(future condition with
low possibility)

If I had ten million I would buy a new

dollars, sports car for you.

(Past Tense) (would + base verb)

 Example 1

If Ken had enough money,

he would travel around the
world.

The situation is:

Ken does not have enough money and he’s not likely
to travel around the world.
Example 2

If I knew Angela’s address, I

would visit (visit) her.

The situation is:

I don’t know Angela’s address, so I can’t
visit her.
Example 3

If I had (have) a car, I would show

you around the town.

The situation is:

I don’t have a car. It is unlikely that I can show
you around the town using my own car.