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second conditional

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond -con-di-tion-al
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

second conditionals (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

zero conditional first conditional third conditional mixed conditional

Questions

What does second conditional mean?
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).

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