8 Living together Extra Practice
8.2 Grammar The second conditional
1 * Complete the sentences with the verbs.
didn’t ’d make ’d turn had picked were would wouldn’t
1 If I were you, I ’d make up with Laura and be friends again.
2 How would you feel if we picked on you all the time?
3 I ’d turn to my mum if I had a problem at school.
4 My parents wouldn’t be happy if I didn’t help around the house.
2 ** Complete the sentences with the correct second conditional form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 If my dad wore (wear) an embarrassing hat, we ’d laugh (laugh) at
him.
2 If they weren’t (not be) so stubborn, they ’d make (make) up quickly.
3 How would you feel (you / feel) if you fell (fall) out with your best friend?
4 I wouldn’t put (not put) up with talkative students if I were (be)
a teacher.
5 If we saw (see) a tiger in the street, we wouldn’t know (not know) what
to do.
6 You ’d read (read) your horoscope every day if you believed (believe)
in them.
3 *** Look at the imaginary situations and results. Write second
conditional sentences, but change the results.
miss the only bus to school  go home
If I missed the only bus to school, I wouldn’t go home. I’d walk to school or
I’d get a taxi.
1 break a friend’s pen  throw it away
If I broke a friend’s pen, I wouldn’t throw it away. I’d …
2 find an injured bird  leave it
If I found an injured bird, I wouldn’t leave it. I’d …
3 be a millionaire  keep all the money
If I were a millionaire, I wouldn’t keep all the money. I’d …
4 see someone shoplifting  ignore it
If I saw someone shoplifting, I wouldn’t ignore it. I’d …
5 have lots of sweets  eat them all myself
If I had lots of sweets, I wouldn’t eat them all myself. I’d …
6 my neighbours play loud music  put up with it
If my neighbours played loud music, I wouldn’t put up with it. I’d …
Mosaic 3 Student’s Book Unit 8