Grammar of If...then statements in german

[MatthieuPo19]

So I was looking at the german subjunctive forms, and for konjunktiv 2, I had some questions about the grammatical structure of if...then statements. In the sentence "Wenn ich schneller führe, hätte ich bestimmt einen Unfall," I understand the second part of the sentence's grammar, but the first part, particularly "führe" confuses me. What tense is this? Is this part of the sentence in the konjunktiv 2 as well? Thanks.

[Klastiron]

führe, in your sentence, is in the "Konjunktiv II - Präteritum".

Click here for the full table. Scroll down to see führe.

[7hAu0bvY]

yes führe is the Konjunktiv II Präteritum of fahren,

but it is also "1.person singular (informal) Präsens" of the verb führen which means to guide or to lead.

[MatthieuPo19]

Ok, follow up question, in order to create this subjunctive mood of "If I drove," would the praterium or another past form for konjunktiv 2 be used? Or is there another form that translates more to "If I had driven"? (Plusquamperfekt)

[Mia797420]

If I had driven = Wenn ich gefahren wäre...
If I had eaten = Wenn ich gegessen hätte...