Second conditional

Second conditional

1. cond conditionals (also called conditional type 2) are known as the unreal conditional because they express things that may or not happen. They usually refer

2. Second conditional (would) In the second conditional sentence, the if- clause describes a condition that is not true and the main clause describes a result that is not true. In other words, the information in both the if-clause and the main clause is unreal or imaginary

3. Second conditional (were) The verb be in the if-clause for unreal conditions is always expressed as were. In informal English, which is never good formal writing, you may hear was used instead of were.

4. Second conditional (could) Second conditional, or hypotetical, can also use the conditional verb could instead of would in the main clause. In this case, we use could to express an ability, something we would be able to do given the condition.

5. Second conditional (might) Finally, second clauses can also use might in the main clause to state that somenthing is remotely possible.