Second Conditional in English Grammar

It is always 'was'.

It changes to 'was' in formal writing.

It is always 'were'.

It changes to 'were' in formal writing. (correct)

To talk about present truths.

To talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true. (correct)

To talk about events in the past.

To talk about future possibilities that are likely to happen.

Second conditional is used for things that are likely to happen, while first conditional is used for unlikely events.

Second conditional is used for present situations, while first conditional is used for future events.

Second conditional is more likely to happen compared to the first conditional.

Second conditional is a lot more unlikely than the first conditional. (correct)

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