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Second conditional
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Second conditional
If clause Main clause
If you rested more, you wouldn’t feel tired.
If you didn’t have exams, what would you do?
Main clause If clause
You wouldn’t feel tired if you rested more.
If I wasn’t sick, I’d What would you do if you didn’t have exams?
go to the party!
Listen to the grammar
Watch out! examples. Repeat.
Complete the rules.
We use the simple past, not If I had a headache,
would, in the if clause of the simple past
If clause: use ______________.
I would take a painkiller.
second conditional sentences. Main clause: use __________.
would
What would you do if
If I ate a whole cake, I would We use the second conditional
you won a marathon?
feel sick. to talk about imaginary or
NOT If I would eat a whole cake, improbable situations.
I would feel sick.
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Second conditional
Complete the sentences with the second conditional form of the verbs
in parentheses.
If I ___________
won (win) some money, I ___________
would go (go) on vacation.
would
1 What ___________ do
you ___________ (do) if you ___________
saw (see)
someone shoplifting?
2 If Oscar ___________
asked would
(ask) Tina to marry him, ___________ she
___________
say (say) “yes”?
would visit (visit) the Taj Mahal if I ___________
3 I ___________ could (can).
wasn’t
4 If it ___________ would sleep (sleep) better.
(not be) so hot, we ___________
5 I ___________ had
would read (read) more books if I ___________ (have) more time.
6 If you ___________
didn’t eat would be
(not eat) so much fried food, you ___________ (be)
healthier.
would
7 Who ___________ meet
you ___________ could
(meet) if you ___________ (can)
meet any famous person?
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Second conditional
Complete the second conditional sentences
with the expressions in the box.
I would go scuba diving in Australia
if I didn’t spend time with them
I would stay in my pajamas all day
if I passed all my exams
how would you feel
where would you go
where would you go
If you could travel anywhere, ______________________________?
1 how would you feel
If you had no Internet access, ______________________________?
2 I would stay in my pajamas all day
If I didn’t have classes today, ______________________________!
3 if I passed all my exams
I would have a party ______________________________.
4 I would go scuba diving in Australia
If I could do anything in the world, ______________________________.
5 if I didn’t spend time with them
My parents would be upset ______________________________.