2ND CONDITIONAL GAPPED SENTENCES

Structure

If clause Main clause

If noun / pronoun past simple noun / pronoun ’d

verb base form
would

(also could /
might etc.)

When to use: When a situation is impossible, just possible, unlikely, very unlikely or nearly
impossible.

Example: If I _____ (win) the lottery I ___________ (buy) a yacht.

Answer: If I won the lottery I would buy a yacht.

Q 1:
If I ______________ (climb) Everest I _________________ (write) a book about it.

Q 2:
If the trains ___________ (be) faster I _________________ (arrive) on time.

Q 3:
If I ____________ (be able) to travel back in time ____________________(visit) my great great
grandparents.

Q 4:
If she ____________ (be taller) she ____________________(be able) to reach it.

Q 5:
If I ____________ (sleep) more I ____________________(not be) so tired.

Q 6:
If I ____________ (be a doctor) I _________________________(help) you, but I’m not.

Q 7:
If they ____________ (have a car) they ____________________(commute) to work.

Q 8:
If Mark ____________ (don’t eat) so much he ____________________(be) slimmer.

Q 9:
If John ____________ (break) his arm he ____________________(not be) able to work.

Q 10:
If I ____________ (be a bird) I ____________________(fly) away.