Language 1. CONDITIONALS TYPE 2 AND 3

The second conditional describes a present or future imaginary situation.

If I were a millionaire, I would travel around the world.

In a second conditional, the  _________ simple tense is used after if.

If I owned a credit card, I would pay for the washing machine by monthly instalments.

In a conditional sentence type 2, could is typically used to indicate ability.

If I had money, I could rescue all stray dogs and cats from the street.

In a conditional sentence type 2, might is typically used to indicate certainty.

If I had money, I might rescue all stray dogs and cats from the street.

The third conditional describes an unreal or imaginary situation in the present.

If I had had a credit card, I would have bought a TV. 

The ____________ tense is used after if.

If she had taken up a loan, she could have started her own business. 

In a conditional sentence type 3, could + have + past participle is typically used to indicate lack of ability

If they had opened a savings account, they could have transferred the money.

In a conditional sentence type 3, might + have + past participle is typically used to indicate uncertainty

If I had been invited to the wedding, I might have bought them a present.