A Segunda Condicional – The Second Conditional

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Hoje nosso post é sobre o segundo tipo de frase condicional em inglês, the second conditional. Como na primeira condicional, a frase é dividida em duas orações: oração principal e oração com if (se).

Veja um exemplo em português.

Se eu tivesse dinheiro, eu viajaria para a Europa.

Na frase acima a oração principal é “eu viajaria para a Europa” e a oração com if é “Se eu tivesse dinheiro”. Na forma em inglês, a frase com if pede um verbo no passado simples e a frase da oração principal usará o verbo auxiliar would.

If I had money, I would travel to Europe.

Podemos inverter a ordem das orações: I would travel to Europe if I had money. (Eu viajaria para a Europa se eu tivesse dinheiro.) Perceba que quando a oração com if vem em segundo lugar não usamos a vírgula.

Veja mais alguns exemplos:

What would you do if you had a million dollars? - O que você faria se tivesse um milhão de dólares?

I would go to the party if I didn’t have to work. – Eu iria à festa se eu não tivesse que trabalhar.

Muitas vezes usamos os verbos auxiliares should, could e might na oração principal:

If I had a lot of money I could/might travel around the world. - Se eu tivesse muito dinheiro eu poderia viajar ao redor do mundo.

A second conditional tem um caso interessante com o verbo to be usado na oração com if: todas as pessoas são conjugadas com a forma were.

If I were your father, I would… - Se eu fosse seu pai, eu…

If she were a teacher, she would be happier. – Se ela fosse professora, ela seria mais feliz.

What would you do if you were me? – O que você faria se você fosse eu?

As formas acima são consideradas gramaticalmente corretas, porém no inglês do dia a dia se usa a forma com was.

If I was your father… – Se eu fosse seu pai…

If she was a teacher… – Se ela fosse professora…

Lembre-se, para não cometer erros, use a forma were, sempre.

This is it for today! See you next time!

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A origem dos dias da semana em inglês

Os dias da semana foram nomeados com os planetas do sistema solar e os deuses e foi por causa dos romanos que isso se espalhou por toda a Europa. Em inglês os dias da semana são Sunday (domingo), Monday (segunda-feira), Tuesday (terça-feira), Wednesday (quarta-feira), Thursday (quinta-feira), Friday (sexta-feira) e Saturday (sábado).

Em inglês sua origem fica assim:

Sunday - day of the Sun - dia do Sol

Monday - day of the Moon – dia da Lua

Tuesday - day of Tiu, god of war - dia de Tiu, deus da guerra

Wednesday - day of Woden – dia de Woden (Odin), corresponde ao deus Mercúrio

Thursday - day of Thor – dia de Thor, deus do trovão

Friday - day of Frigg – dia de Frigga, esposa de Woden

Saturday - day of Saturn – dia de Saturno

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