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Form - Second conditional

Second conditional

Form: if + past simple or past continuous, would + bare infinitive

Use	Example
Impossible, unlikely or hypothetical conditions in the present or future and their results in the present or future	If you had a heard, you would look just like Charles Dickens! If you were flying to Rio, would you get there much quicker?
Advice	If I were you, I would think very carefully about my future. (more formal) If I was you, I’d have a party at the weekend! (more informal)

Watch out!
• We can also use might or could instead of would, depending on the meaning. (Note: could here often means would be able to.) ✓ If we were* older, we could go on holiday on our own.* • We can also use could in the if clause. Here, it means was/were able to. ✓ If I could* drive, I'd buy a car.*

Watch out!

• We can also use might or could instead of would, depending on the meaning.
(Note: could here often means would be able to.)
✓ If we were older, we could go on holiday on our own.

• We can also use could in the if clause. Here, it means was/were able to.
✓ If I could drive, I'd buy a car.

Second conditional

Form: if + past simple or past continuous, would + bare infinitive

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