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1st or The 2nd Conditional
1st or The 2nd Conditional
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adequately.
If Mary ___________________ (not smoke) so much, she wouldn't be sick now.
If she ___________________ (go) out in this weather, she'll catch a cold.
Mary would be thrilled if Tom ___________________ (ask) her to marry him.
If I _______________________ (not sleep) properly, I'll be too tired to work tomorrow.
Use either the 1st or the 2nd conditional, complete the blank spaces
adequately.
1. She would lose weight if she _____________ (not eat) so much and ____________
(exercise) more.
2. If she were feeling better, she _________________ (be) able to come with us to the
party.
3. If she _____________________ (keep) stalking me, I'll get a restraining order.
4. It'll be great fun if we ____________________ (get) to spend the holidays together.
C- Turn the following situations into conditional sentences. Rewrite them as
indicated in bold below.
1. I was hungry, so I ate some pasta.
If I were hungry, I _________________________________________________________________
2. Through recycling we can help the environment.
If we recycled, we _________________________________________________________________
3. Paul doesn't study hard, so I doubt he passes English this year.
If Paul studied hard, he ____________________________________________________________
4. Mary isn't at school today because she has a doctor's appointment.
If Mary didn't have a doctor's appointment today, she
_____________________________________
Second conditional
A. Complete the sentences with the right verb form.
1. They would buy a big house if they _______________ (have) the money.
2. If I _______________ (find) your key, I _______________ (give) it to you.
3. If I _______________ (can), I _______________ (help) you.
4. If I _______________ (be) a rich man, I _______________ (help) the poor.
5. If they _______________ (want) to learn Spanish, they _______________ (go) to Spain.
6. If I _______________ (rule) the world, I _______________ (make) it a better place.
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