🔓 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. ⬇️

🎁 [30% DISCOUNT FOR YOU!!] 🎁

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

💥🔜Watch the COMPLETE GUIDE TO ENGLISH CONDITIONALS here:

🇬🇧 BECOME GREG'S PERSONAL STUDENT:

💻 CONVERSATION CLASSES via Zoom
(with my team of native teachers):

📕 DOWNLOAD MY BOOK (Free!)
99% of students make these mistakes in English:

✏️ Leave a comment with an example sentence using the SECOND CONDITIONAL 🙏

► LESSON NOTES:
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

🔴 Remember to SUBSCRIBE to learn advanced English grammar and pronunciation.

Your British English Teacher,
~ Greg 😀

#EnglishWithGreg #Conditionals #EnglishConditionals #SecondConditional #EnglishGrammar #IfClauses #ESL

[EnglishWithGreg]

Hope you enjoyed the video! *Leave me a comment* with a 2nd Conditional sentence ⬇️

[wanderpike]

If I had an English teacher like you, I would be amazing in English. 👍

[apdorafa-rafaelalmeida]

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.

[mamymimma]

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 ❤️

[rjbsddr]

I watch your videos and enjoy your teaching! You have an incredible ability to do it better than anyone!

[charmainejohn]

Absolutely love this video. I appreciate how you pointed out the common mistakes. Going to use this in my lesson plan assignment.

[sseydi]

If i was king i would marry the Queen. If i won the lottery i would buy an island in the caribbean. If i had skills in boxning i should challenge Anthony Joshua. Thank you very much for your helpfull lesson. You have made it clear the zero, first and second conditionall. I appreciate it and greatfull dude.🙏🙏🙏

[bspus]

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?

[Kajkes]

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!

[jinny]

I love your lessons Greg! I'm just like you, "mistakes make me I'll". Thank you very much! Your lessons are exactly what I need to improve my English.

[teresaramalhao]

The way you teach is amazing! Thank you!

[SunilKumar-oesy]

If I had an English teacher like you .I would speak fluent English

[DarkVoidIII]

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!

[assiyavonsinvun]

If I had an english teacher like you, I would be very happy.
If I were in America, I would practice my english.

[naficokal]

the way you teach is amazing...I'm sure you are making many peoples' life much easier...take care and many thx

[idontknowbyraphaelfranca]

Man, you speak so clear. Your channel must be bigger than it really is. I used to hate British English

[renzoaraujocanepa]

You are a great teacher (sir). We, the english students, really have problems with conditional. I've spoken english for 23 yeas and still have problems with that stuff. I almost all the time use to say "if I was", But thank you I have it clearly now.
Thanks a lot bro.

[veenanarwani]

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

[ajs]

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.

[jcheung]

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