Element FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST SIMPLE + 'WOULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION (SECOND CONDITIONAL)
SuperCat CLAUSES
SubCat conditional
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past simple, and would in the main clause, to talk about an imagined situation, often in the context of advice or opinion-giving.
Corrected Learner Example Maybe it would be more fun if you went with your friends. (Portugal; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Portuguese; Pass)

If you went on holiday with your friends, where would you go? (Italy; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Italian; Pass)

But, if I was able to move, I would like to live near the coast, because I love the sea, I like sunbathing and swimming. (Italy; B1 THRESHOLD; 2010; Italian; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
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