second conditional

second conditional

1. The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present or the future -- things which don't or won't happen: Example. Explanation. If I were you, I would drive more carefully in the rain.

2. examples:If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery) If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello. She would travel all over the world if she were rich. She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)

3. The structure of the second conditional is that of if + simple past + simple conditional (or the modal verbs could and might). An example: If I had a car, I would go to the beach (If I had a car, I would go to the beach).

4. The second conditional is a type of conditional that is used to talk about events that are unlikely to happen in the future. For situations that the speaker considers unlikely to occur in the future. If I were an astronaut, I would travel to the Moon. If I were an astronaut, I would travel to the moon.