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Second Conditional

Conditional Sentences – Second Condition

Verb Tenses in Second Conditional Sentences
Directions: Choose the correct verb tense in each of the following sentences.

1. If I were hungry, I __would make_ a sandwich.

2. I would buy a new car if I __had__ more money.

3. If he __did__ his homework everyday, he would get better marks.

4. If our parents were here, they __would tell__ us what to do.

5. I would help her if she __asked__ me.

6. If I found a $20 dollar bill on the street, I __would keep__ it.

7. I __would come__ to your party on Saturday if I didn’t have to work.

8. I would call them if I __knew__ their telephone number.

1. a) make b) will make c) would make

2. a) had b) have c) will have
3. a) does b) did c) will do
4. a) told b) would tell c) tell
5. a) will ask b) asked c) asks
6. a) will keep b) kept c) would keep
7. a) came b) would come c) will come
8. a) knew b) know c) will know
Question Strips

Second Conditional

What would you do if you saw a ghost?

If i saw a ghost, i would scream.

What would you do if you were the richest person alive?

If i were the richest person alive, i would disappear the poverty.

What would you do if you had a pet dinosaur?

If i had a pet dinosaur, i would mount it.

What would you do if you had a 3D printer?

If i had a 3d printer, i would make a pokemon.

What would you do if you were a robot?

If i were a robot, i would be very intelligent.

What would you do if you could fly like a bird?

If i could fly like a bird, i would travel all over the world.
THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

1.- If I really had a million dollars, I’d buy a great big house and a
new car, and then I’d travel around the world.
Examples
2.- Would you race cars, too?

3.- If one of my fantasies could come true, I’d ask for world peace.

4.- If I were rich, I could make my fantasies come true.

1.

Explanations

1.- The second conditional is *If you were ready, we could

used to talk about situations ready now. (But you aren´t
that are hypothetical, unreal, ready, so we can´t).
or impossible. In the second
conditional, past tenses are
used.

2. Second conditional *If we knew his phone number,

sentences have twoparts. The
if clause tells the condition. The
result clause tells the
hypothetical or effect of the
condition
we could call him. (We don´t
know his number, so we can´t
call him.)

3.- The conditional clause *If they cared about world

describes an improbable, peace, they would stop
impossible, or unreal situation. fighting.
The past tense is used in the
conditional clause.
4.- The result clause tells the
consequence. Would or could
is used in the result clause.
5. In the second conditional,
were is used with all people.
6.- Simple sentences with would
and could imply the exisstence
of an if clause
7.- The conditional and result
clauses can be in either order.
When the if clause comes first,
a comma is used.
*If we knew the answer, we
could tell you.
*If i were on time more
often, i wouldn’t get in
trouble.
*If they were here, they
could tell us what to do.
*Would you race cars, too?
(If your fantasy came true,
would you do this too?
*If we had more time, we
could spend another day
here.
*We could spend another
day here if we had more
time.
Exercise 4: It would be different if --

Directions: Combine the sentences in each item into one sentence. Use the second conditional.

1. She doesn’t have enough money. She can’t go on vacation.

If she had enough money, she could go on vacations

2. Molly can’t act. She can’t be in the school play.

If Molly could act, she could be in the school play

3. Stevie is shy. He won’t call up any of his classmates.

If steve doesn’t were shy, he would call up many os his classmates

4. Chicago is cold in the spring. People don’t go swimming.

If in Chicago wasn’t cold in the spring , people would go swimming.

5. I don’t have Katya’s phone number. I can’t call her.

If i had katya’s phone number, i could call her.

6. I can’t bake. I don’t make delicious cakes and pies.

If i could bake, i would make delicios cakes and pies.

Exercise 5: Not the Case

Directions: Complete each sentence. Use the second conditional.

1. If Sandra were here, she would help me with my homeworks.

2. I’d call Julie back if i knew her phone number.

3. If it weren’t snowing, i would make a snowman.

4. I’d buy my sister that DVD if she got a good score in the next test.

5. If I were you, i would forget him.

6. I’d finish painting the kitchen if you helped me.

GRAMMAR CHECK

A. Use the cues in parentheses to complete the sentences.

1. If you had one wish, what (it, be) would be it ?

2. You could be anything you wanted if you (try) tried harder.
3. If we would stop dreaming about the future, there (be) were no future.
4. If I (be) were in charge, I would be able to do anything I wanted.
5. Henry (feel) would fell better if he didn’t always eat fast food.

B. Complete each sentence. Use the second conditional.

1. If I could see into the future, i would change my life.

2. I would sleep late every morning if i hadn’t a soon.

3. If I were a police officer, i would arrest bad parents.

4. I would be very angry if you screamed me.

5. What would you do if you were a superhero.

6. If I weren’t studying English, i would be writing my own book now.

 C. If
you could change something about your life, what would you change? Write a
short paragraph.

If i could change something about my life, i would change my feelings, because im a cold person,
maybe i would disappear my father, because he isn’t essential in my life, but i never would
change my mom, because she is my everything.
 Conditional Sentences – Second
Condition
Verb Tenses in Second Conditional Sentences

Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb provided.

1. It’s Monday today, but if it were (be) Saturday, I would go (go) to the beach.

2. I don’t have any money now, but if i ____ had (have) some, I would lend (lend) it to you.

3. I have to work tomorrow, but if I were (be) free , I would go (go) shopping with you.

4. Amy can only speak one language, but if she could (can) speak two languages, she
Would apply (apply) for a job at the Multicultural Center.

5. Sue doesn’t know how to knit. If she knew (know) how to knit, she would make
(make) a sweater for you for your birthday.

6. I don’t own a pair of skis. If I had (have) skis, I ___ would go (go) skiing with you
tomorrow.

7. I can’t understand what he’s saying. If he speaked

(speak) more clearly, I could understand (understand) more.

8. We are not going to buy that house, but if it were (be) a little cheaper, we
Would buy (buy) it.
9. He is not going to pass his exam. If he studied (study) harder, he would pass
(pass).

10. John has a lot of car accidents. If he drove (drive) more carefully, he would have
(have) fewer accidents.

11. Beth eats a lot of junk food. If she ate (eat) healthier food, she
would lose (lose) weight.

12. Robert smokes a lot. If he quit (quit) smoking, his cough would get (get) better.

13. Frank is always tired. If he went (go) to bed earlier every night, he would feel
(feel) much better