"second conditional" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second conditionals [plural]
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  1. (language education, grammar) A structure used to talk 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). Categories (topical): Grammar Coordinate_terms: zero conditional, first conditional, third conditional, mixed conditional
    Sense id: en-second_conditional-en-noun-WyFvzQRF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: education, grammar, human-sciences, language, linguistics, sciences

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