Conditionals

Usamos as sentenças condicionais para expressar situações hipotéticas, ou seja, situações que possam vir a acontecer.

Sabe-se que o passado do verbo “to be” (“am”, “is” e “are”) é “was” para “am” e “is” e “were” para “are” . No entanto, em se tratando de sentenças condicionais, usa-se “were” para todas as pessoas, como nos exemplos:

If I were rich I would travel a lot. (Se eu fosse rico, eu viajaria muito).

If you were rich you would travel a lot. (Se você fosse rico, você viajaria muito).

If she were rich she would travel a lot. (Se ela fosse rica, ela viajaria muito).

If we were rich we would travel a lot. (Se nós fossemos ricos, nós viajaríamos muito).If they were rich they would travel a lot. (Se

eles fossem ricos, eles viajariam muito).

Read this Beyoncé liric such as an exemple:

If I Were a BoyBeyoncé

If I were a boy even just for a dayI'd roll out of bed in the morning

And throw on what I wantedAnd go drink beer with the guys

And chase after girlsI'd kick it with who I wanted

And I'd never get confronted for it'Cause they stick up for me

If I were a boyI think I could understandHow it feels to love a girl

I swear I'd be a better man

I listen to her'Cause I know how it hurts

When you lose the one you wanted'Cause he's taking you for granted

And everything you had got destroyedIf I were a boy

I would turn off my phoneTell everyone it's broken

So they'd think that I was sleeping aloneI'd put myself first

And make the rules as I go'Cause I know that she'd be faithful

Waiting for me to come home, to come home

If I were a boyI think I could understandHow it feels to love a girl

I swear I'd be a better manI'd listen to her

'Cause I know how it hurtsWhen you lose the one you wanted'Cause he's taking you for granted

And everything you had got destroyedIt's a little too late for you to come back

Say it's just a mistakeThink I'd forgive you like that

If you thought I would wait for youYou thought wrong

But you're just a boyYou don't understand

And you don't understand, ohHow it feels to love a girl

Someday you wish you were a better manYou don't listen to her

You don't care how it hurtsUntil you lose the one you wanted

'Cause you're taking her for grantedAnd everything you had got destroyed

But you're just a boy