🔓 SECOND Conditional Secrets... (If I WAS or If I WERE? 🤔)

This is your complete guide the the English Conditionals, and in this lesson (number 3 of 6), you will learn how to form the second conditional, when to use it, how to form second conditional questions, and the most common mistakes that ESL students make when using this if clause. ⬇️
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00:00 The Second Conditional in English
0:53 How to form the second conditional
2:12 When do we use the second conditional?
5:01 Questions and negatives in the second conditional
7:13 What is correct: If I WAS or If I WERE
8:41 Common mistakes with the second conditional
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If I were rich, I would give a lot of money to the poor. If he won the lottery, he would keep all the money for himself!!! Fantastic explanation

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[@apdorafa-rafaelalmeida7159]

In American English, you would hardly ever hear anyone say "If I was you"....we tend to always say "If I were you" because this is a phrase. But, in other situations you can see people using was instead of were. like "If it was summer, we could go to the beach". We cannot generalize. In formal situations like a job interview for instance I would say "were" sounds more appropriate. I myself use were most of the times. Even Beyoncee sings If I were a boy.

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[@buschhuhn9197]

I presume the "were" is there because of "I" (first person singular). So in case of "summer", which is third person singular, "was" is correct, or?

[@buschhuhn9197]

Sorry, I meant to say because of the "You", which is second person singular... My bad!

[@apdorafa-rafaelalmeida7159]

@@buschhuhn9197 actually, the right grammar is to use "were" with all pronouns when we have a conditional sentence. But, in everyday language, people just end up using "was".

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it's a new tendency to use Was instead of Were!

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At school I was told to say "If I were", but, as you explained, I notice lots of Anglo-Americans say "if I was" 🙂 Loved The Beatles reference ❤️

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Yeah, i was blamed by my friend when I said 'was' is for informal and 'were' is for formal. She strongly believes that 'were' is the most most correct. 😢

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If I Were King...

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On not using "could" twice: "If I could go anywhere I wanted to, I could go to the Moon." It does work, context is important!

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Were I you, I would add the conditional without "if" here ;) Thank you for simplyfing it for me. Actually it's created like conditional in Polish, first past simple, then sentence with would. Well done!

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Great usefull mnemotechnic expressions. I will keep them in mind! - If I will makes me ill - If I would is no good You make it simple and really amusing. Great job! Thanks!

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Hi Greg, I would like to ask 'if no one...', we should use 'was' or 'were' in official written form. Thank you very much!!

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I was expecting at least a mention of the past subjunctive and its use in counterfactual situations. Even though the subjunctive in general seems to be optional in English nowadays. Sentences like "If I were you" or "I wish I were rich" actually refer to the present and describe something that is untrue (I am not you, I am not rich) Although rare, it is possible to have a sentence with a conditional that refers to the past, even in the first person. For example: If I was wrong about what I said (when we spoke yesterday), then I apologize. Here it would be wrong to use "If I were". We are speaking about an event in the past, the validity of which we are unsure of. Similar sentences in the third person are slightly more common. If he was home when you rung the bell, why didn't he open the door?

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Thank you very much sir for all your videos. Could you teach us a lesson on. Being....??? And how it can be used . For example: Is Being. For Being. Was Being. Were Being. Thank you....

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Most vital part of your video clip, "If I will" makes me ill. "If I would" is no good. 👍🙏🏼

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Hi, how would you use the second conditional in “there be” structure? For example, would you say “if there were no water” or “there was no water” ?

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1) "If I had a lot of money, i would go to Japan" 2) "You wouldn't help me, if i told you everything" 3) "Would you help her, if she betrayed you?"

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I have a question: Can we use “would” in first conditional. Thanks

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The most important lesson to take from this: Neither one is correct. Nobody can dictate what is correct and if many people want to say "if i was you" then that's just how it is. those that try to regulate how languages are evolving are trying to control something they have no right to controlling - the way we express ourselves.

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I think it would be wiser to see that neither one is incorrect. You're right though, language evolves and so many pretentious purists are still out there. As a teacher, I tend to smack them down when they try it with me. 😂

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What is possible or almost impossible, the condition or the result? Thanks a lot for you reply in advance.

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Could you please explain us how to use word of 'Against' sometime l am confused how to use it.

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Can I use were in all the subject in the if clause

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If I will....... If I would....... Wonderful!

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[@piotrrybka318]

Does it have to be always past simple or could it be any past tense (past continuous, past perfect)?

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Thanks for the quality video! In the subjuntive mood, would all pronouns be followed by "were"? Like "if he were..."

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Hi Greg, thank you for your amazing tutoring! A question... Why you are using: "If I have" instead of "If I will have"?

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If I will Makes me ill!

[@globetrotter07]

Hi Greg." If I could I would". Could you explain? Regarding the lesson, the best example I've ever found was 'I don't have much money, but, boy, If I did, I'd buy a big House where we both could live '

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Please tell me if "were" is used with other singular or uncountable subjects like: he, she,..?

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Sir can you teach like this abt mixed conditionals

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Yep.... the Mixed Conditionals video will be published in two weeks' time :-)

[@ajs11201]

At 7:22, you're not quite right. The was/were connundrum is another example of your type 1 vs type 2 conditional. If something *could* be possible, then use "was." If something could never be possible, then use "were." If I *were* you (because I can never be you). If I *was* there (I could have been there, but wasn't). To illustrate further: If I *was* in Italy, but if I *were* on Mars.

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It is same like when you want to using "would" its not really happening but you can imagine for that. And use "will" it is must be happening no matter what ?

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If you were given a chance to get a job in polluted city, would you take it? Is it correct?

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