La segunda condicional en inglés

es una de esas cosas que hemos estudiado una y otra vez en el colegio… pero aún así, siempre se nos olvida.Como ya sabes, las condicionales en inglés son el recurso que usamos para hablar de cosas que dependen de otras. Existen cuatro tipos diferentes, en función de los diferentes grados de probabilidad del suceso que estamos comentando. Un truco rápido: por lo general, cuanto más improbable es que suceda algo, más complicada es la gramática 😉

El segundo condicional en inglés es la forma que usamos para hablar de…

• Situaciones hipotéticas o irreales. I barely make ends meet nowadays but if I had a lot of money, I would buy a 20-room mansion and invite all my friends to live with me.
• Dar consejos a otras personas. If I were you, I would call Sally and explain what happened. It’s all just a silly misunderstanding!😁

En cuanto a la estructura, solo tienes que recordar estas normas:👌

• La oración con if va en pasado simple: If I worked as a doctor.
• Si la oración con if contiene el verbo to be, generalmente se usa were en lugar de was: If I were rich.
• En la oración de resultado, usamos el verbo would (o wouldn’t para la forma negativa) + el infinitivo: I would travel around the world.
• En algunos casos, también podemos usar could o might.
• Y para hacer preguntas, usamos would + sujeto + infinitivo + complementos + oración con if: Would you marry me if I asked you?😊
• Ejercicio
  1) If they ____ him well, they ____ him to their parties. (know/invite)
  2) If you ____ more money, you ____ in low-cost flights. (have/not travel)
  3) If she ____ me nicely, I ____ shopping with her. (ask/go)
  4) If you ____ the sink apart, you ____ the water out. (take/get)
  5) If Mike ____ 300 euros to spend, he ____ a new smartphone. (have/buy)
  6) If I ____ abroad, I ____ the local food so much. (live/miss)
  7) If I ____ you, I ____ looking for a job right now. (be/start)
  8) If Sam ____ president of the US, he ____ a terrific job. (be/do)
  9) If I ____ a freelance job, I ____ around the world. (have/travel)
  10) I ____ university by 2019 if I ____ this year. (finish/start)

  Soluciones

  1) If they knew him well, they would invite him to their parties.
  2) If you had more money, you wouldn’t travel in low-cost flights.
  3) If she asked me nicely, I would go shopping with her.
  4) If you took the sink apart, you would get the water out.
  5) If Mike had 300 euros to spend, he would buy a new smartphone.
  6) If I lived abroad, I would miss the local food so much.
  7) If I were you, I would start looking for a job right now.
  8) If Sam were president of the US, he would do a terrific job.
  9) If I had a freelance job, I would travel around the world.
  10) I would finish university by 2019 if I started this year.