when speaking in the second conditional the past tense can be used in the dependent clause.
when speaking in the second conditional the past tense can be used in the dependent clause.
when speaking in the second conditional what tense(s) can be used in the dependent clause?
the past tense
"second conditional" or "conditional ii" refers to a pattern used to describe hypothetical, typically counterfactual situations with a present or future time frame (for past time frames the third conditional is used). in the normal form of the second conditional, the condition clause is in the past tense (although it does not have past meaning. see use of the past subjunctive), and the consequence is expressed using the conditional construction with the auxiliary "would":
english conditional sentences
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a subordinate clause or dependent clause is a clause that provides a sentence element with additional information, but which cannot stand as a sentence. a dependent clause can either modify an adjacent clause or serve as a component of an independent clause.









































the different types of dependent clauses include content clauses (noun clauses), relative (adjectival) clauses, and adverbial clauses.









































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