conditional sentence type 2Structure and Grammar of the Second Conditional Conditional Sentences Type 2 Illustration. Here is the form of conditional sentences type 2: If + Past Simple, would + base verb. If Clause Then Clause; If she were rich, she wouldThe type 2 conditional refers to an unlikely or hypothetical condition and its probable result. These sentences are not based on the actual situation. In type 2 conditional sentences, the time is now or any time and the situation is