Second Conditional Reference Guide
A clear one-page B1 reference guide to the second conditional, with form, use and model sentences.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Clear visual example
- Concise explanation of form and use
- Additional model sentences
- One-page printable reference
Use the second conditional to discuss imagined or unlikely situations now or in the future.
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A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use the lottery picture to establish hypothetical meaning before looking at the past-simple form.
- Ask whether the speaker has won the lottery. Separate imagined present/future meaning from a story about the past.
- Identify past simple in the condition and would plus a base verb in the result. Read the negative and result-first models.
- Use the wallet question for brief pair responses, then practise If I were you with a harmless fictional problem.
Support and extension
Support with the garden example and a word bank. Extend by contrasting If I have time with If I had time and explaining how the speaker's view of possibility changes.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
