The English Factory: Present Unreal Conditionals

The unreal conditionals is used to talk about what you would do in imaginary situations.
When the if clause contains the verb be, we use were for all subjects.
Unreal Conditionals can also be formed with the past continuous in the if clause.
We use the modals: would, could, might.

Form:

If + simple past, would + verb.

If + simple past, could + verb.

If + simple past, might + verb.

Examples:

If I were in the United States, I would work in the F.B.I.

If she worked harder, you could buy a new car.

If I left on time, I might walk to work .