Watch the video to see how the second conditional is used in real situations.
We use the second conditional to talk about situations or actions in the present or future, which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.
A second conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an "if" clause and a main clause:
| IF clause | main clause |
|---|---|
| If I had a million dollars, | I would buy a big house. |
If the "if" clause comes first, a comma is usually used. If the "if" clause comes second, there is no need for a comma:
| main clause | IF clause |
|---|---|
| I would buy a big house | if I had a million dollars. |
Sometimes, we use should, could or might instead of would, for example: If I won a million dollars, I could stop working.
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