second conditional

noun

second conditional

noun

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences 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.

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