Condicional tipo 2
Formación
En una oración condicional de tipo 2, el tiempo verbal de la cláusula "if" es el "simple past" y el de la proposición principal puede ser el "present conditional" o el "present continuous conditional".
| Proposición "if" | Proposición principal |
|---|---|
| If + simple past | "present conditional" o "present continuous conditional" |
| If this thing happened | that thing would happen. |
Como ocurre con todas las oraciones condicionales, el orden de las proposiciones no es fijo. Es posible que sea necesario modificar los pronombres y la puntuación al cambiar el orden de las cláusulas pero el significado de la oración sigue siendo el mismo.
Ejemplos
- If it rained, you would get wet.
- You would get wet if it rained.
- If you went to bed earlier you wouldn't be so tired.
- You wouldn't be so tired if you went to bed earlier.
- If she fell, she would hurt herself.
- She would hurt herself if she fell.
Funciones
El "type 2 conditional" sirve para hacer referencia a una condición hipotética o poco probable y a su resultado probable. Estas oraciones no aluden a una situación real. En las oraciones condicionales de tipo 2, el marco temporal es ahora o en cualquier momento y la situación es hipotética.
Ejemplos
- If the weather wasn't so bad, we would go to the park. (Pero hace mal tiempo, así que no podemos ir.)
- If I was the Queen of England, I would give everyone a chicken. (Pero no soy la Reina.)
- If you really loved me, you would buy me a diamond ring.
- If I knew where she lived, I would go and see her.
Con el verbo "to be", es correcto y además muy habitual decir "if I were" en lugar de "if I was".
Ejemplos
- If I were taller, I would buy this dress.
- If I were 20, I would travel the world.
- If I were you, I would give up smoking.
- If I were a plant, I would love the rain.
En las oraciones condicionales de tipo 2 también pueden emplearse los modales en la proposición principal para expresar el grado de certeza, permiso o una recomendación sobre el resultado.
Ejemplos
- We might buy a larger house if we had more money
- He could go to the concert if you gave him your ticket.
- If he called me, I couldn't hear.
El "present conditional"
El "present conditional" de cualquier verbo está compuesto por dos elementos:
"would" + infinitivo sin "to" del verbo principal
| Sujeto | + would | + infinitivo |
|---|---|---|
| He | would | go |
| They | would | stay |
To go: present conditional
| Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa | Interrogativa negativa |
|---|---|---|---|
| I would go | I wouldn't go | Would I go? | Wouldn't I go? |
| You would go | You wouldn't go | Would you go? | Wouldn't you go? |
| He would go | He wouldn't go | Would he go? | Wouldn't he go? |
| She would go | She wouldn't go | Would she go? | Wouldn't she go? |
| We would go | We wouldn't go | Would we go? | Wouldn't we go? |
| They would go | They wouldn't go | Would they go? | Wouldn't they go? |