Second Conditional
第二条件句
主谓模块
Condition 条件 Result 结果
If past simple past simple
If 一般过去时 would do/be
If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.
要是我(哪天)中了彩票,我就会买一个大房子。
If I were you, I wouldn’t eat that.
要是我(现在)是你的话,我就不会吃那个东西。
用法总结
First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be
true. Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example.
首先,我们可以用它来谈论将来不太可能会发生的事情,好像在做白日梦一样。
If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
要是我(哪天)碰到了英格兰女王,我就会跟她打个招呼。
She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
她会环游世界,如果她(哪天)有钱了的话。
We can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because it's
not true.
第二,我们可以用它来谈论与现在的实际情况相反的假设,有点不满现状或想改
变现状的感觉。
If I had his number, I would call him.
(I don't have his number now, so it's impossible for me to call him).
如果我(现在)有他的电话号码,我就给他打电话。
(我现在没有他的电话号码,所以我不可能给他打电话)。
If I were you, I would go out with that man.
(I am not you now, so it's impossible for me to go out with that man).
如果我(现在)是你的话,我就会和那个人出去。
(我现在不是你,所以我不可能和那个人出去)。
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How is the second conditional different from the first conditional
第二条件句和第一条件句有何不同?
This kind of conditional sentence is different from the first conditional because this is
a lot more unlikely.
当两者都表示对将来的假设时,其主要区别在于假设的可能性大小。
For example (second conditional):
If I had enough money I would buy a house with twenty bedrooms and a swimming
pool.
(I'm probably not going to have this much money, it's just a dream, not very real.)
例如(第二条件句):
如果我(哪天)有足够的钱了,我会买一栋有二十个卧室和一个游泳池的房子。
(我可能不会有这么多钱,这只是一个梦想,不是很真实。)
But (first conditional):
If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes
(It's much more likely that I'll have enough money to buy some shoes)
但是(第一条件句):
如果我有足够的钱,我会买一些新鞋。
(我会有足够的钱买一些鞋,这个可能性更高一点。)
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Exercise 练习
(1) Write down the past form of the verbs.
写出下列动词的一般过去式。
1 fall _____________ 7 spend _____________
2 have _____________ 8 cut _____________
3 build _____________ 9 rise _____________
4 go _____________ 10 drive _____________.
5 draw _____________ 11 buy _____________
6 break _____________ 12 be ____________
(2) Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets.
用所给动词的正确形式填空。
1 If I ___________(be) you, I ___________ (get) a new job.
2 If he ___________ (be) younger, he ___________ (travel) more.
3 If we ___________ (not be) friends, I ___________ (be) mad at you.
4 If I ___________ (have) 1 million dollars, I ___________ (buy) a big island.
5 If Judy ___________ (speak) perfect English, her dad ___________ (be) very happy.
6 You ___________ (be) happier if you ___________ (have) more friends.
7 Judy ___________ (be) able to enter university if she ___________ (pass) the
exam.
8 I ___________ (marry) someone famous if I ___________ (be) a movie star.
9 You ___________ (lose) weight if you ___________ (eat) less.
10 I ___________ (travel) the world if I ___________ (win) the lottery.
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Key 答案
(1) Write down the past form of the verbs.
写出下列动词的一般过去式。
1 fall _____fell________ 7 spend ______spent_______
2 have _____had________ 8 cut ______cut_______
3 build _____built________ 9 rise _____rose________
4 go _____went________ 10 drive _____drove________.
5 draw ______drew_______ 11 buy _____bought________
6 break ______broke_______ 12 be _____was/were_______
(2) Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets.
用所给动词的正确形式填空。
1 If I ____were_______(be) you, I _____would get______ (get) a new job.
2 If he ____were_______ (be) younger, he _____would travel______ (travel) more.
3 If we ____were not_______ (not be) friends, I _____would be______ (be) mad at
you.
4 If I _____had______ (have) 1 million dollars, I ____would buy_______ (buy) a big
island.
5 If Judy ____spoke_______ (speak) perfect English, her dad ____would be_______
(be) very happy.
6 You ____would be_______ (be) happier if you ____had_______ (have) more
friends.
7 Judy ____would be_______ (be) able to enter university if she ____passed_______
(pass) the exam.
8 I _____would marry______ (marry) someone famous if I ____were_______ (be) a
movie star.
9 You _____would lose______ (lose) weight if you _____ate______ (eat) less.
10 I ____would travel_______ (travel) the world if I ____won_______ (win) the
lottery.
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