The second conditional describes an imaginary, impossible or unlikely situation in the present or future.
The situation is unreal or hypothetical.
The condition takes the past simple tense to reflect a distance from reality but the time is NOT in the past.
When we use the verb "to be" as a main verb, the tense is the past simple, subjunctive mood and not the usual indicative mood.
The structure of the result part of the sentence is:
subject + would + the base form of the verb.
"would" is a type of modal. We can use other modals in the second conditional, such as "might" and "could". I explain their meaning with clear examples in this video.
ESL students often ask the question: "What is the difference between the first conditional and the second conditional?" - Well I answer that question with a clear example and explanation.
The accent is a British English accent.
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