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WORKSHEET 17 Module 2 – Our World, Our Environment

Second and Third Conditionals

The second conditional is used to talk about present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely to
happen / to give advice.

If clause Main clause

would
If I were rich, set up an animal shelter.
I could
If + (past simple) + (infinitive)
might

Or I would set up an animal shelter if I were rich.

1. Match 1-3 to a-b to make complete sentences.

If I went to bed earlier, 1 a if I went to the gym more often.

I would feel a lot better 2 b there wouldn’t be as much waste.

If we recycled more, 3 c I wouldn’t be so tired all the time.

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to make second conditional sentences.
a) If I ____________ (have) more time, I ____________ (do) it myself.
b) If everyone ____________ (use) public transport, there ____________ (be) less pollution.
c) We ____________ (have) lunch in the garden if it ____________ (not be) so windy.

The third conditional refers to the past to talk about situation that didn’t happen and to criticise or show
regret for something we did.

If clause Main clause

would have
If we had recycled more paper, been cut down.
fewer trees could have
If + (past perfect) + past participle
might have

3. Put the words in the correct order to make conditional sentences. Don’t forget the comma.
less on / electricity bills / if / had / energy / would / we / we / saved / have spent
If we had saved _________________________________________________________
people / plastic / had used / more reusable bags / gone to / the sea / would have / if / less
If people ______________________________________________________________

4. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense to make third conditional sentences.
a) We ____________ (arrive) an hour earlier if we ____________ (not get) lost.
b) If I ____________ (know) how cold it was going to be today, I ____________ (bring) a warmer coat.
c) What torrential rain! If we ____________ (not take) a taxi, we ____________ (get) totally wet.
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Worksheet 17

1.
1. c; 2. a.; 3. b

2.
a. had, would do
b. used, would be
c. would have, weren’t

3.
If we had saved energy, we would have spent less on electricity bills.
If people had used more reusable bags, less plastic would have gone to the sea.

4.
a. could have/would have arrived, hadn’t got
b. had known, would have brought
c. hadn’t taken, would have got

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