English Dictionary

second conditional

名詞

(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).

日本語の意味

非現実または極めて起こりにくい現在または未来の出来事について、もし～ならばという仮定を示すために、if節に過去形、主節にwould＋原形を用いる文法構造

When I teach the second conditional, I explain that you use if + past simple and would + infinitive to talk about unreal present or future situations.

私が if 節に過去形、主節に would + 動詞の原形を用いて現在や未来のあり得ない・非現実的な状況を表す文法構造を教えるとき、if + 過去形 と would + 動詞の原形を使って非現実的な状況を表す方法を説明します。

意味（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).

If I had a billion dollars, I would buy a medieval castle involves a second conditional.

second conditionals （ plural ）