Conditional Sentence Type 2 What would you do if you won the lottery? B: I would buy a house. Where would you live if you moved to the U.S.? B: I would live in Seattle.

B. Conditional Sentence Type 2

This conditional expresses a wish or expectation that contradicts to what is happening now or in the future. Conditional type 2 is formed by putting the simple past as the sub-clause, and past future as the main clause. The formula: Example: If + subject 1 + simple past + subject 2 + wouldcouldmight + verb 1 be - If I had money, I would buy a car. Fact: I don’t have money to buy a car - She would not give you a present if you were lazy. Fact: You are not lazy, so she will give you a present - If it didn’t rain tonight, I would invite you to see the movie tonight. Fact: I will not invite you to see the movie tonight because of the rain Conditional sentence type 2 represents what we usually call as Present Unreal Conditional. The Present Unreal Conditional is used to talk about what you would generally do in imaginary situations. Here are other examples: - If I owned a car, I would drive to work. - She would travel around the world if she had more money. - I would read more if I didnt watch so much TV. - Mary would move to Japan if she spoke Japanese. - If they worked harder, they would earn more money. - A: What would you do if you won the lottery? B: I would buy a house. - A: Where would you live if you moved to the U.S.? B: I would live in Seattle. The further explanation about conditional sentence type 2 is also stated in Understanding and Using English Grammar Second Edition by Betty Schrampfer Azar. It can be seen in this table :26 Example Explanation a If I taught this class, I wouldn’t give tests b If I had enough apples, I would bake an apple pie this afternoon. In a: in truth, I don’t teach this class. In b: in truth, I don’t have enough apples, so, I don’t bake an apple pie this afternoon In the Present Unreal Conditional, the form was is not considered grammatically correct. In written English or in testing situations, you should always use were. Examples: - If he were French, he would live in Paris. - If she were rich, she would buy a yacht. - I would play basketball if I were taller. - I would buy that computer if it were cheaper. Students are expected not only to recognize and can practice the form in a correct grammatical orders, but also to master in applying this conditional sentence in a daily life. In this case, they do not only need to master the pattern of conditional sentence type 2, but they also need to master the fact that conditional sentence type 2 brings. And for that, the mastery of Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense are needed. These two tenses can be learned easier when students discuss it among the group, so, collaborative learning can help their difficulties in learning and understanding these two forms of tenses.

C. Teaching Conditional Sentences Type 2 Using Collaborative Learning at