True, The Second Conditional is used to talk about imaginary or unlikely situations in the present or future., The Second Conditional is formed with if + Past Simple, would + infinitive., We can use could or might instead of would in the main clause., We can use were instead of was after I/he/she/it in formal English., In “If I were rich, I would travel more”, becoming rich is presented as an imaginary situation., The if-clause can come first or second in a Second Conditional sentence., The Second Conditional can be used to give advice: “If I were you, I would talk to him.”, The Second Conditional can describe a situation that is possible but unlikely., The verb after would is in the infinitive without to., We can use might to show that the result is less certain., False, The situation in the Second Conditional is usually real and very likely to happen., We can use would after if in a standard Second Conditional sentence., “If I will have more free time, I would learn Spanish” is a correct Second Conditional sentence., “If I won the lottery, I would buy a house” talks about a real event that is definitely going to happen.

Second Conditional theory

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