Condicional tipo 2
Formação
Nas orações condicionais tipo 2, o tempo verbal da oração 'if' é o "simple past", enquanto que o da oração principal é o "present conditional" ou o "present continuous conditional".
| Oração "If" (condição) | Oração principal (resultado) |
|---|---|
| If + simple past | "present conditional" ou "present continuous conditional" |
| If this thing happened | that thing would happen. |
Assim como ocorre em todas as orações condicionais, a ordem dos elementos não é fixa. Você poderá ter de reorganizar os pronomes e ajustar a pontuação quando alterar a ordem das orações, mas o significado continuará idêntico.
Exemplos
- 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.
Funções
O "type 2 conditional" indica uma condição improvável ou hipotética e seu resultado provável. Essas orações não são baseadas em uma situação real. Nas orações condicionais tipo 2, o marco temporal é agora ou a qualquer momento, e a situação é hipotética.
Exemplos
- If the weather wasn't so bad, we would go to the park. (mas o tempo está ruim, portanto, não podemos ir.)
- If I was the Queen of England, I would give everyone a chicken. (mas não sou a rainha.)
- If you really loved me, you would buy me a diamond ring.
- If I knew where she lived, I would go and see her.
Com o verbo "to be", é correto e bastante comum utilizar "if I were" em vez de "if I was".
Exemplos
- 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.
Nas orações condicionais tipo 2, também é possível utilizar verbos modais (modal verbs) na oração principal, ao invés de "would", para expressar o grau de certeza, permissão ou uma recomendação sobre o resultado.
Exemplos
- 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.
O tempo verbal "present conditional"
O "present conditional" de qualquer verbo é composto por dois elementos:
"would" + infinitivo do verbo principal, sem "to".
| Sujeito | + "would" | + infinitivo |
|---|---|---|
| He | would | go |
| They | would | stay |
To Go no "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? |