Second Conditional - Inglês

Second Conditional

Second Conditional

Second conditional é o segundo modo condicional das if clauses da gramática inglesa. É usada para expressar um diálogo com sentido hipotético como na frase “If Mathias had the courage, he would go on the roller coaster”. (“Se Mathias tivesse coragem, ele iria na montanha-russa”). Portanto, essa if clause trata-se de uma hipótese que pode ou não acontecer.

Structure

A second conditional é formada por duas sentenças: a If clause e a main clause.

A if clause contém o verbo no simple past (passado simples) e a main clause inclui alguns verbos modais como o would, could, might, should.

If+ simple past + would, could, might, should + infinitivo (sem to)

Ex: If I went to Barcelona, I would visit the Market. (Se eu fosse a Barcelona, eu iria visitar o mercado)

Negative Structure

Também podemos usar as formas negativa da second conditional

Jack wouldn't live abroad if his parents were overprotective.

(Negative outcome + Affirmative conditional)

Manu would live abroad if her mother weren't too old.

(Affirmative outcome + Negative conditional)

George wouldn't accept other cultures so well if he didn't leave his homeland.

(Negative outcome + Negative conditional)

Interrogative Structures

Para formar perguntas, o verbo auxiliar would deve estar no começo da main clause.

Ex:

Would you be happy if you lived in a completely different culture?

If you lived in a completely different culture, would you be happy?

Second Conditional

Importante destacar que a if clause também pode surgir no final da sentença:

If clause + main clause:

If I had a million dollars, I would buy a new house. (Se tivesse um milhão de dólares, eu compraria uma nova casa)

Main clause + if clause:

I would buy a new house if I had a million dollars. (Eu compraria uma casa nova se tivesse um milhão de dólares).

Second Conditional

Obs: Os verbos modais podem aparecer na forma contraída em expressões negativas:

Would: would not – wouldn’t

Should: should not – shouldn’t

Could: could not – couldn’t

Multiple Choice

1. If her hair were black, she ________ completely different.

• look

• looks

• would look

• will look

Multiple Choice

2. I ______ do that, if I were in your shoes.

• didn't do

• don't do

• wouldn't do

• won't do

Multiple Choice

3. If you ______ the train, you wouldn't be so tired when you arrived.

• took

• bought

• met

• showed

Multiple Choice

4. If smoking were allowed, I ________ a cigarette.

• will have

• would have

• have

• had

Multiple Choice

5. If I were rich, I _______ a lot.

• travel

• traveling

• will travel

• would travel