Type 2 Conditionals
Type 2 Conditionals In Type 2 Conditional sentences, the time is now or any time , and the situation is unreal . They are not based on fact , and they refer to an unlikely or hypothetical condition and its probable result . 1. Form In a Type 2 conditional sentence , the tense in the ‘if’ clause is the simple past , and the tense in the main clause is the present conditional : ‘IF’ CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE If + simple past If it rained If you went to bed earlier Present conditional you would get wet you wouldn’t be so tired. Present conditional, form The present conditional of any verb is composed of two parts – the modal auxiliary would + the infinitive of the main verb (without ‘to’.) Subject + would + infinitive without to She would learn Affirmative I would go Negative I wouldn’t ask Interrogative Would she come? Interrogative negative Wouldn’t they accept? Would: Contractions of would In spoken English, would is contracted to ‘d . I’d We’d you’d you’d he’d, sh