Dialogo con CondicionalesVersión en línea Lee el siguiente dialogo y practica los modos condicionales por Maria Alejandra Acevedo Jhon I don’t understand various conditional forms. Second Conditional… Why Second? I don’t remember when our teacher explained the First Conditional. Alexa What did you say? I think you gave an example of a Conditional. But First or Second? Jhon Listen attentively. It’s not very difficult. The First Conditional expresses real possibilities. For example: If it rains, we won’t play football. or If there is a car boot sale, I’ll buy some clothes Alexa You mean that we use Present Simple in “if clauses” and Future Simple in “result clauses”? Jhon You are right. Remember that we use the First Conditional when a situation is real. Alexa And when should we use the Second Conditional? Jhon Can’t you guess? We use the Second Conditional when a situation is unreal. For example: If I saw a ghost here, I would run away. or If I were the president of my country, I would… Alexa I got the idea. The Second Conditional form is If… + Past Simple …would + Inf. Jhon Don’t forget that both conditionals refer to the present and future. The difference is about probability, not time. First Conditional sentences express real situations; Second Conditional sentences express unreal situations… And don’t forget about If I were. In speaking we can either use If I were… or If I was…, but in writing we always use If I were….
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