Second Conditional

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Form

• If + past simple, sub + would + verb 1 (verb present)

Note:
- If + past simple = i.e. unreal present situation/condition
- subject + would +  verb 1 = i.e. probable result

- You can use some modals like could instead of would. 

Usage

We use second conditional to talk about unreal (not true) present situation(s) and its probable result(s).

For examples,

• If I had enough money, I would buy a big house. [ = Now I don’t have money. ]
• If I were a writer, I would write about your love story. [= I am not a writer now. ]

ការប្រើៈ យើងប្រើ Second conditional បង្ហាញពីលក្ខខណ្ឌ ឬ ស្ថានភាពមួយដែលមិនពិត នៅ​ពេល បច្ចុប្បន្ន និង លទ្ធផលដែលស្ទើរតែគ្មានឱកាសអាចកើតឡើង (ឬ មិនទំនងនឹងកើតឡើង)។​   អាចនិយាយម្យ៉ាង​ទៀតថា បង្ហាញពី បំណងប្រាថ្នា ឬ ការស្រមើស្រមៃ និងលទ្ធផលដែល​មិនទំនង​នឹងកើតឡើង។