Beyonce's "If I Were a Boy" was the lead single from her album I Am. It is a great song to learn the English 2nd conditional. The grammar shows a present unreal situation. The singer imagines what it would be like if she were a boy. The lyrics use the 2nd conditional to give an opinion about the difference between men and women. Notice the use of If I were and NOT If I was. For all subjects the verb to be is were when using this conditional. Simple Past: It was hot yesterday. 2nd Conditional: If it were hot, we could go to he beach. This video is the official music video. Below is a listening comprehension test with the lyrics. |
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