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second conditional

second conditional noun: 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

second conditional (plural second conditionals)

  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.

Forms of second conditional

pluralsecond conditionals

Questions about second conditional

What does second conditional mean?
Second conditional means 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).
What part of speech is second conditional?
Second conditional is a noun.
What is the plural of second conditional?
The plural of second conditional is second conditionals.

Words near second conditional in the dictionary

  1. second city
  2. second class
  3. Second Cold War
  4. second coming
  5. second comings
  6. second conditional
  7. second conditionals
  8. second contact
  9. second contacts
  10. second cosmic velocities
  11. second cosmic velocity

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