Second conditional

Refiere a una situación hipotética y se forma según la estructura if + simple past + simple condicional. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos.

If clause Main clause
If + Past Simple would /could / might + verb
If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.
Si ganara la lotería, viajaría por todo el mundo.
If I were inBrazil, I would go to Rio de Janeiro.
Si yo estuviese en Brasil, iría a Río de Janeiro.
If I were you, I would buy that car.
Si yo fuese tú, compraría ese auto.
If he were in my place, hewouldn't do this.
Si él estuviese en mi lugar, no haría esto.
If I had more money, I would buy a nice apartment.
Si yo tuviese más dinero, me compraría un lindo apartamento.
If she had more time, shewould travel more often.
Si ella tuviera más tiempo, viajaría más a menudo.
If it were not raining, we could go out.
Si no estuviese lloviendo, podríamos salir.
If we didn't have to work today,we could have a picnic.
Si no tuviésemos que trabajar hoy, podríamos tener un picnic.

If they won the lottery, they wouldn't work any more.
Si ellos ganaran la lotería, no trabajarían más.
If Isaw her, I would ask her out.
Si la viera, la invitaría a salir.
If you went to Brazil, you wouldn't want to come back.
Si fueras a Brazil, no querrías regresar.
If they spoke Spanish, we wouldunderstand them.
Si ellos hablasen español, los entenderíamos.
If he didn't live by the river, he couldn't go fishing.
Si el no viviera cerca del río, no podría ir a pescar.
If I didn't want togo, I would tell you.
Si no quisiera ir, te lo diría.
If they worked for that company, they might have better salaries.
Si ellos trabajaran para esa compañía, podrían tener mejores sueldos.
Ifshe wrote a book, it would be a best-seller.
Si ella escribiese un libro, sería un best-seller.

El segundo condiconal puede hablar de las mismas situaciones, pero los vemos menos probables de...