Second conditional

Second conditional

1. The second conditional describes an imaginary, impossible or unlikely situation in the present or future .

   • The form is
     • If+ Condition + result
       • We use a coma after the condition
     • result + if + condition
       • We do not use a coma
     • The structure of the result is
       • subject + would + base form of the verb
         • For the result, we can also use certain modals
   • Verb tense of the condition
     • Past simple
       • The past tense is indicating a distance from reality, It is not indicating past time.
     • Especial case for the verb "to be"
       • The tense is the pat simple, subjunctive mood
         • Were