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Etapa 10

Conditionals

Estude zero, first, second, third conditional e variacoes como unless.

4. Second Conditional
Second Conditional
Hipotetico - improvavel ou irreal
IF clause
If + Past Simple
Main clause
would + infinitive
  • Situacao imaginaria, hipotetica ou improvavel no presente/futuro
  • Conselhos indiretos ("If I were you...")
  • Desejos sobre a situacao atual
  • Situacoes contrariando a realidade atual
"If I won the lottery, I would travel the world."
Hipotetico - improvavel ganhar na loteria.
"If I were you, I would apologize."
Conselho indireto - forma fixa com "were".
"If she had more time, she would learn Japanese."
Irreal - ela nao tem tempo agora.
IMPORTANTE - "Were" vs "Was" no Second Conditional

No ingles formal, usa-se "WERE" para todos os sujeitos (I, he, she, it) na clausula IF:

  • Formal: "If I WERE rich, I would buy a yacht."
  • Informal: "If I WAS rich, I would buy a yacht." (aceito na fala)
  • SEMPRE "were" na expressao fixa: "If I were you..." - mesmo no informal
  • Em provas formais (IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge): use "were"