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9.2 second conditional 1.
Second conditional [
if + past simple +
would ]: to express hypothetical situations regarding what would happen if certain features, events, scenarios were possible (which are currently not possible.
2. An alternative form of the
second conditional is to replace the if clause with
was /
were +
subject + infinitive i . This is a very formal construction and there is no real need to use it.
YES
NO
1 If the government raised taxes further, this would have serious consequences. If the government would raise taxes further, this would have serious consequences.
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