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second conditionals

second conditionals is the plural of second conditional.

Meaning of second conditional

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.

Questions about second conditionals

What is second conditionals the plural of?
Second conditionals is the plural of second conditional.

Words near second conditionals in the dictionary

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

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