Video lesson · Second conditional

Polite Requests

Name: Second conditional for polite requests, video lesson
Uploaded: 2026-06-15T11:38:50.832Z
Duration: 41 s
Description: 41-second video: the second conditional makes requests softer and more polite. Example: If you had a minute, would you help me with this?

Video explanation · 0:41

The second conditional can make requests less direct and more polite. Use were for all persons in second conditional. In informal language it's also possible to use was in 1st and 3rd Person Singular.

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