Conditionals

Master first and second conditionals for real and hypothetical situations.

Lesson

First conditional (real future): If it rains, I will stay home. (if + present, will + verb)

Second conditional (hypothetical): If I were rich, I would travel. (if + past, would + verb)

Note: use were for all subjects in the second conditional.

English	English	Example
	If	If it rains, stay home.
	Would	I would travel more.
	Unless	I won't go unless you come.
	As long as	It's fine as long as you're careful.
	Were	If I were you...
	Otherwise	Hurry, otherwise we'll be late.

Word	Phonetic	Tip
Would	wʊd	The "l" is silent
Were	wɜː	Used for all subjects in hypotheticals
Unless	ʌnˈles	Means "if not"

Were, not was: In the second conditional, use "were" for I/he/she: If I were you... This is the subjunctive form.

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