The Second Conditional

We use the second conditional to talk about an imaginary situation in the present.
Maybe in the future it will become reality but now it is a dream.

If I had a million dollars, I would buy a ranch.
If I played tennis, I would be fitter.

Look at the construction:

If	subject	past simple	subject	would	base form of verb
If	I	ate a lot of chips	I	would	be fat.
If	they	didn’t go out so much	they	would	have money money.
If	she	had a better job	she	wouldn’t	complain all the time.

Look at the question form:

Question word	auxiliary	subject	base form	if + subject + past simple
What	would	you	do	if you won ten million dollars?
Where	would	you	live	if you could live anywhere?
	Would	you	buy a boat	if you had enough money?

Note: When we use the verb to be, we can use were in every form.

If I were you, I would stop smoking.
Or:
If I was you, I would stop smoking.

If he were younger,he would winevery match.
Or:
If he was younger, he would win the match.