Second and Third Conditional Sentences Second Conditional Type 2 is used to think of the opposite of an event that is happening in the present or in the future, to put forward a condition and to express the result of this imaginary condition. Therefore, the tense that we can use must be a bit more past than the tense that we will use to express the truth. Example Sentences Ifshe knew the answer, she would win the prize. ( but she doesn’t know the answer) Ifhe had enough experience fort he job, the boss could hire him. ( but he