conditional 2 et 3

Conditional 2 and 3


When you have a sentence in the present, use the conditional 2
When you have the sentence in the past , use the conditional 3

examples:
- I don't get up early, so I miss the bus (simple present
If I got up early, I wouldn't miss the bus. (Simple past

- The captain lost the map, that's why the crew sank. (simple past
If the captain hadn't lost the map, the crew wouldn't have sunk. (past perfect