second conditionals

NOTE: The past tense used is not the past simple, it's the past subjunctive which for most regular verbs looks the same as past simple indicative. For this reason it is "If I were you. . ." NOT "If I was you. . .". Here are some other examples, "If I talked as much as you do, my tongue would fall off." --- "If they studied half as hard as they played, they would be at the top of the class." --- "If he played football professionally, he would play for Spain." – Kimberly – Oct 21 '11 at 13:17

Thanks for the valuable comment. Please tell me some more about past subjunctive and indicative. Why and when are these specific terms used? – Rahul Gupta – Oct 29 '11 at 08:50