B1

Second Conditional: Unreal Situations in the Present and Future

Second Conditional: an unreal or unlikely situation now / in the future.

Form: if + Past Simple, would + infinitive.

  • If I had more time, I would learn Italian. (I do not have it)
  • If she lived by the sea, she would swim every day.
  • I wouldn't do that if I were you. — advice; were for all persons is standard in this phrase

Do not put would in the if-clause at B1: not If I would have time.

Compare First: If I have time, I'll call you — a real plan.