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

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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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@EnglishWithGreg 2 года назад

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@KatyaYam 2 года назад

I really love your lessons, tks!!!

@sebastianrodriguezescalona7598 2 года назад

If watched this video before, I would be able to use conditionals correctly.

@draginjaklisuric7658 Год назад

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

@wanderpike 2 года назад

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@wanderedhades 2 года назад

*at English.

@planb444 2 года назад

@@wanderedhades that's because he isn't his teacher

@vanthanhphan3933 2 года назад

i would be amazed at English

@wanderpike 2 года назад

@@vanthanhphan3933 Thanks professor 👍

@adiioo Год назад

@@planb444 🤣

@mamymimma 2 года назад

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 ❤️

@aiueo5822 8 месяцев назад

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. 😢

@user-rj3bs4dd7r 4 месяца назад

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

@charmainejohn1452 Год назад

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

@jinny7948 2 года назад

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.

@teresaramalhao8739 Год назад

The way you teach is amazing! Thank you!

@naficokal2013 2 года назад

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

@lia1t2a3 11 месяцев назад

Excellent class. Thank you😊

@leliabacha8351 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this amazing lesson!

@apdorafa-rafaelalmeida7159 2 года назад

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.

@Yonisaj12 2 года назад

American English is kinda messed up.

@buschhuhn9197 Год назад

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 Год назад

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

@apdorafa-rafaelalmeida7159 Год назад

@@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".

@nadiyacampen8614 Год назад

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

@velmathysundar5164 Год назад

Love ur clarity,ssir! Thank you!

@douglasmarinho3653 Год назад

I loved this lesson and I've learned a lot!! ❤️

@biddyyeh 2 года назад

Precise, clear ... great lessons Greg

@renzoaraujocanepa Год назад

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.

@zuhairalsaffar7001 2 года назад

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@andreyporodnov8966 Год назад

Thank you very much for these videos!

@Documenos 2 года назад

Merci beaucoup pour votre charisme

@juditagi293 Год назад

This is a very useful video, I am grateful, thank you very much!

@drziggyabdelmalak1439 2 года назад

Brilliantly explained!

@minativishwakarma3985 2 года назад

Great lesson!! Thanks!!!

@idontknowbyraphaelfranca1946 2 года назад

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

@georgeta-florinapopescu3828 2 года назад

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@SarwanKumar-vr1of Год назад

That's imperative indeed

@sergeyiwanov9771 Год назад

Best explanation Greg!!

@thedevilizzed8719 2 года назад

thank you so much!! ✨

@rakithajayasekera4169 2 года назад

Very useful.. Thank you

@igoryurchenko559 Год назад

Great lesson!

@camronbarth9376 2 месяца назад

I love the subjunctive clause!

@saedstation4396 Год назад

3:54 "am not you am me" 😂

@syedsamadani-M Год назад

Thank you so much😊👍

@pufulita 10 месяцев назад

Sooo clear! And just about 2nd conditional is my grand daughter's homework!Thanks!

@marjucelino 2 года назад

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@jeromecherubimtv1729 2 года назад

Valuable class!

@efremzeray7991 2 года назад

Thank you so much

@Kajkes 2 года назад

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!

@SunilKumar-oe4sy 2 года назад

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

@lia1t2a3 11 месяцев назад

" an"

@itsmylife318 2 года назад

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@senseieueev960 2 года назад

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@Fatima88800 4 месяца назад

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@xcashux 2 года назад

Its a next video Im watching and I appreaciate your lessons. Till now, I only watch English With Lucy and I tought no one can be better, Im glad I was so wrogne ^^. I finaly understood this condition. Thank you. So You have just earned a sub ^^.

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@sseydi2659 2 года назад

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.🙏🙏🙏

@ephemeraleiswer9763 2 года назад

If I Were King...

@Dybbouk 2 года назад

No, I would challenge...

@user-cp3sd5wt1u 2 года назад

If I were a King ....

@keepgoing1973 2 года назад

Boxing

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@bababa4275 2 года назад

Thank you.

@sudeyldz7162 2 года назад

great video thanks.

@jeangermain4391 Год назад

Much appreciated

@miniaji3663 2 года назад

Thank you

@begobarcelona8612 Год назад

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!

@bspus 2 года назад

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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@vishalaggarwal3569 2 года назад

Thanku so much , and how to use would have plz make a video on this too .

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@rossanavassallo2816 Год назад

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@user-Amal90 2 года назад

Thanks Greg, you always make things easy🤩. I hear ennatives say at end of some sentence ( or have you) not sure what it means, would you please tell us about it🤩thank you again

@ibrahim_im Год назад

Thank u

@huongnguyenvan861 2 года назад

Good job.

@jcheung4307 2 года назад

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

@saidfarid6382 Год назад

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@Ravibiswal995 2 года назад

Amazing .

@veenanarwani761 2 года назад

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

@lanaayz5991 2 года назад

I love you Greg ❤️

@DarkVoidIII Год назад

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!

@enricochestri Месяц назад

I would go, otherwise it's redundant

@태이씨 2 года назад

I really never thought of these rules. They just come up naturally

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@kenhanizaineb4983 2 года назад

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@talisogilbert3498 2 года назад

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....

@waldemarderksen8091 2 года назад

Danke!

@EnglishWithGreg 2 года назад

That's so kind, Waldermar!!! Danke!! 🙏😊 That is very much appreciated!! 😊

@veenanarwani761 Год назад

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

@ffnoobraxyt6599 2 года назад

Khush raho Ustad ji…

@cmsa84 2 года назад

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@sandeep.never.gives.up.015 2 года назад

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?"

@stokes6049 Год назад

Great

@john6538 2 года назад

Nice 😃👍

@jaredliu8644 Год назад

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” ?

@pathandwanderer5991 2 года назад

I recommend my students to listen to this song ' If I were a richman " from movie called Fiddler on the roof' .its one of the best ways to learn / practise second conditional part :) .

@globetrotter07 Год назад

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 '

@user-zw5wo2kf7i 2 года назад

King👑🦁

@durantesantos9383 Год назад

watching from south of Brazil. 🇧🇷👊

@ivanpertsev3873 2 года назад

"If I was in L.A. (California dreaming)" used to confuse me before watching this video. Thank you.

@addyyankee9133 2 года назад

If I were able to see you Greg, I would ask you to assist me during my own English Class.😁

@BertaDocente 9 дней назад

Hi Greg, Would you help me to prepare the Advance cambridge exam for this, yes this summer? Do u hace some intensive group for that C1? Thanks in advance! and congrats for your videos and teaching classes on line!! very good all

@mz6367 2 года назад

If I became an English teacher , I'd be be thankful for you

@TheBrownAsianGuy Год назад

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

@piotrrybka318 2 года назад

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

@jaimejoseorrillocarhuajulc143 2 года назад

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

@mohdmustafaazizi633 7 месяцев назад

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

@ajs11201 2 года назад

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.