second conditional

A structure used to convey about improbable or impossible events in the present or future, containing an if clause (with a verb in the simple past) and a main clause (with would + an infinite verb).

Noun

  1. A structure used to convey about improbable or impossible events in the present or future, containing an if clause (with a verb in the simple past) and a main clause (with would + an infinite verb).
    • "If I had a billion dollars, I would buy a medieval castle" involves a second conditional.

    Coordinate Terms: zero conditional first conditional third conditional mixed conditional

Forms

second conditionals