Speak Confident English Second Conditional
Speak Confident English Second Conditional explains how the second conditional expresses unlikely, imaginary and impossible situations, and how it softens advice. Published by Speak Confident English, a site of weekly English lessons for working professionals, the lesson compares the form with the first conditional, shows would, might and could in the result clause, and closes with three practice questions.
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The lesson sets out the second conditional for unlikely, imaginary and impossible situations, then for advice with the fixed form if I were you. Its examples run through meetings, contracts, costs and staffing. A later section compares would, might and could in the result clause. Three practice questions close the lesson, with the teacher's replies in the comments.
You read the explanation of the form first, then study the examples to see how the meaning moves from real to unreal. The workplace examples give you sentences you can reuse when you discuss costs or terms. The section on would, might and could lets you choose the degree of likelihood you mean. You answer the three questions at the end in the comments, where the teacher replies.
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