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1.- We use a PAST verb but we are thinking about the present or future.
And
2.- We also use this conditional to talk about something in the present that
is impossible, something that is not real.
if
If
condition
result
Past Simple
I w er e yo u
1.- If
2 .- If
We use the Past Simple tense to talk about the future condition.
We use would + base verb to talk about the future result.
The important thing about the second conditional is that there is an
unreal possibility that the condition will happen.
if
condition
result
Past Simple
If
I married Mary,
I would be happy.
If
If
If
result
if
condition
Past Simple
I would be happy
if
I married Mary.
if
he became rich.
result
if
condition
Past Simple
if
if
Note:
Sometimes, we use should, could or might instead of would, for example: If
I won a million dollars, I could stop working.