Când folosesc condiționala a II-a?
Condiționala a II-a (the Second Conditional / the Second If Clause) se folosește pentru a exprima situații ipotetice.
Cum se formează condiționala a II-a?
If + condiție (Past Simple), rezultat (would + verb la infinitiv)
If I won the lottery, I would cry.
Rezultatul poate să preceadă condiția, e.g.: I would cry if I won the lottery.
Afirmativ / Interogativ / Negativ
Verbele se pot folosi la afirmativ, interogativ sau negativ, în orice combinație.
| Afirmativ + Afirmativ | If I won $1.000.000, I would cry with joy. |
| Afirmativ + Negativ | If I won $1.000.000, I would not be sad. |
| Afirmativ + Interogativ | If you won $1.000.000, would you cry with joy? |
| Negativ + Afirmativ | If I did not win $1.000.000, I would be sad. |
| Negativ + Negativ | If I did not win $1.000.000, I would not cry with joy. |
did not = didn’t: If I didn’t win $1.000.000..
would not = wouldn’t: ..I wouldn’t cry with joy.
Exemple
| Persoana I, sg. | If I had a space shuttle, I would travel to space. |
| Persoana a II-a, sg. | If you travelled to another planet, where would you travel? |
| Persoana a III-a, sg. | If she received a telescope for her birthday, she would observe the Moon. |
| Persoana I, pl. | If we met aliens, we would ask them to share their knowledge with us. |
| Persoana a II-a, pl. | If you were astronomers, you would study celestial bodies. |
| Persoana a III-a, pl. | If they saw an UFO, they would not be scared. |
Alte observații
- Condiționala a II-a este adesea folosită pentru a oferi sfaturi.
e.g.: If I were you, I would.. (buy a ticket for the lottery). - Putem folosi și alte verbe modale pentru a forma condiționala II-a. Sensul frazei se modifică în consecință.
e.g.: If I had a space shuttle, I could travel to space.