second conditional

English

Noun

second conditional (plural second conditionals)

  1. (grammar, linguistics) 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).
    Coordinate terms: zero conditional, first conditional, third conditional, mixed conditional
    "If I had a billion dollars, I would buy a medieval castle" involves a second conditional.
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