The second conditional in action - English grammar
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- We use the English second conditional to talk about imaginary, hypothetical or unreal possibilities.
In this video we’ll show you how to form the second conditional and when to use it. We look at:
First vs second conditional
First and second conditionals are similar because they’re both about present and future possibilities. The difference is the second conditional is more imaginary. We use it to talk about very unlikely or unreal possibilities.
Second conditional examples
You'll learn how to use the second conditional in conversation with a funny story. We'll show you lots of examples in action in a story.
To learn about other English conditionals, check out this playlist: • English conditionals
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Hi Shiva. We're so glad you found it useful and thanks so much for writing! :-) And now a note about your conditional. You've used a second conditional here - If + past, would + present - and it was the correct conditional to use in this context. I'd just remove one word and it'll be perfect: If I spoke English fluently as you, that would be great.
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Thanks for the great video, I have something to ask.
1. This sentence "If I could fly like a bird, I would start from my back yard and travel through town" is the second conditional, right? But I see both "could" and "would" here.
2. "If you've enjoyed this video, please share it with a friend? " is the conditional sentence?
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Could you please give me an example in which we use can in result clause of the second coditional.Thanks so much
Hi Tuan. If it's a second conditional, we'd use 'could' rather than 'can' in the second conditional. eg. If it stopped raining (which I don't think is likely) we could have a picnic.
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Maybe next reported speech? Its really hard to me actually :D
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Condn: IF + PAST ; Result : Would + BASE Form of the Verb
First conditional = Possibilities; Second Conditional - Hypothetical possibilities
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Do I think right? "Could" can mean past tense of "can" or "can" and "would" together.
Possibly. I think I'd need more example to see Szymon. The thing is we have two different meanings going on here. The past tense of can is could and could can also express the idea of future possibility.
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Hello Vicki.Malaysian here:) I need some clarification.8:02 Is 'would' really can be replaced with 'should'?I've been taught to avoid using 'should' in consequence clause.However we can replace 'If' with 'should' completely in 'if' clause. Arghhh..this conditional really baffling!
Hi Zakira. 'Should' and 'would' would have different meanings in the consequence clause, but yes, should is also possible. It implies that something would be the right or correct thing to do. Eg 'If you see a suspicious bag, you should contact the airport authorities.' Or 'If the dial goes into the red, you should disconnect the electrical power'. And yes, we can replace if with should as well. 'Should you see a suspicious bag, you should contact the airport authorities.' It's rather formal and less frequent, but if can replace should like this. Hope this helps and keep up the good work!
@@SimpleEnglishVideos I got it.So we are talking about '0 conditional' here which means we can fabricate our own sentences without following standard rules in a another conditionals.Not a real conditional.It's more about reflection of what we've said in 'if' clause.Is it true?So can we use 'need' 'have' 'must' depending on what we want to say in 'if' clause?Eg 'If you see a suspicious bag,you have to contact the airport authorities'.sound forceful or weird in your hearing?
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Hello teachers, when we use did, would,isn't and doesn't. What's the difference?
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Hello. Could you please explain me why in the video about British expressions Americans don’t use you said: “They’re a plonker”. Why did you use the word “a” in plural?
Sometimes in casual speech you can use "they" as a third-person singular gender neutral pronoun, like for people whose gender is unknown. This might have been the reason for that.
Kayla, thank you so much for chipping in and helping here. Much appreciated.
Hi Oleg. Great question! Sorry to be replying late, but it seems Kayla has already chipped in and answered your question for us!
Thank you
I were you , i would plant some trees in the backyard
If i were you i would be sitting and explaining conditional 2
More great examples! Great job Abdou. :-)
yes it is funny! 😂 can somebody explain what are contractions? i not get it...
B K I will = I'll
I have = I've
craigistheman101 but will not is wont? how?
Yes, the contraction for will not is won't, BK. Sometimes English isn't very logical.
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