![]() ![]() ![]() (You can drive, so you consider what you would do if you could not.) If I didn’t know how to drive, I would take lessons. (But I have not won the lottery, or I am unlikely to win the lottery, and so I can only imagine what would happen next.) If I won the lottery, I’d go around the world. The construction is the if-clause: if + past simple main clause: would/could/might, etc. We use the second conditional to talk about a situation that is unlikely to happen, perhaps impossible, or just imaginary. Second conditional (also known as a hypothetical condition) We continue our look at the various conditionals that can be found in the English language. This item has been updated and greatly expanded from the Typical Errors in English feature in the book. Conditionals 2: The second, third and mixed conditionals ![]()
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