Second conditional

Second conditional

1. For unreal possibility

   • But there is no real possibility that this condition will happen
     • is possible but not real

2. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future

   • and the result of this condition

3. structure

   • if, condition, result
     • Past Simple would + base verb
       • If I won the lottery,I would buy a car.
   • We use Past simple tense to talk about the condition
     • We use would + base verb to talk about the future result.

4. We also can invert the structure

   • result, if, condition
     • would + base verb + Past Simple
       • I would be happy if I married Mary.

5. Some examples

   • She would marry Ram if he became rich.
     • If it snowed next July, would you be surprised?
       • What would you do if it snowed next July?