If I had enough money, I would help him.

[sania-baharat]

Which of the following sentences are correct, according to the 2nd conditional?
If I had enough money, I would help him.
If I had enough money, I might help him.
If I had enough money, I could help him.
Thank you.

 

[tedmc]

The second conditional goes like this:if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

 

[sania-baharat]

Thank you. Are the last two sentences wrong?

 

[GoesStation]

According to post #2, neither of them is a second conditional.

 

[teechar]

All the sentences in post #1 are possible 2nd-conditional sentences.

 

[GoesStation]

I guess post #2 was wrong then.

Ambitious-Girl, native speakers rarely have any idea what a first, second, or third conditional is. I certainly don't without looking them up. I'd never heard the terms, as far as I can remember, before joining this forum.

 

[kilroy65]

You might be interested in reading the explanations below.

https://www.usingenglish.com/articles/conditional-sentences-in-english-1.html (a general overview of conditionals)

https://www.espressoenglish.net/second-conditional/ (This article deals with the second conditional in particular.)

 

[sania-baharat]

Hello all,
Thanks you all. With a veriety of replies, I get even more confused. :roll:

 

[Matthew Wai]

The 2nd conditional = If (subject) + simple past, (subject) + would/could/might + infinitive.

 

[kilroy65]

Thank you. Are the last two sentences wrong?

They are not wrong. However, there's a slight difference in meaning. The second article in post #7 explains it.