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HIPOTETICAL CLAUSE                             IMAGINARY RESULT CLAUSE  

                                               

IF+S+VPAST+C                                             S+COULD/WOULD/MIGTH+VB.

                                                                                  FORM+C

        

Example:

 

•IF I HAVE A LOT OG MONEY ; I WOULD TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD

 

 

           The second conditional is like the first conditional. We are still thinking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of this condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, you do not have a lottery ticket. Is it possible to win? No! No lottery ticket, no win! But maybe you will buy a lottery ticket in the future. So you can think about winning in the future, like a dream. It's not very real, but it's still possible.