The Second Conditional Sentence
If
If Clause
V2
Would
V1
Main Clause
When the if clause uses the verb To Be (is, am, are),
It usually take the form were
Analyze these sentences based on the formula
e.g:
If they had more stores, they would reach more customers.
S
V2
V1
If they had more stores, they would reach more customers.
If the company were bigger, they would have more products.
If I were you, I would buy a new one.
If the product were cheaper, they would sell more of them.
If I were you, I'd ask a lawyer for some advice
The second conditional sentence is used to talk about
unreal,
impossible or unlikely situations or imagination.
e.g:
If I had lots of money, I would buy my own private island and build
2 castles there.
If I were Aburizal Bakries son, I would buy Manohara a private jet
and ask her to marry me.
If I were your lover, I would never disappoint you and I would
always be there to hold you in my arm no matter what.
IF
The fact is:
I dont have lots of money so I cannot buy my own
private island and build 2 castles there.
I am not Aburizal Bakries son so I cant buy Manohara a
private jet and ask her to marry me.
I am not your lover, So I cannot do what I have promised
you and I can not always be there to hold you in my arm
no matter what.
Match the if clauses to the main clauses
If the weather were
better,
I would lose weight
If you worked harder,
We would catch the first
train
If he were on time
I wouldnt need my coat
If
If Kate
Kate goes
goes out
out with
with me
me
You would get better
grades
If I ate less
My friends will be very
happy for me
Complete the following sentences with your own ideas.
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I saw somebody cheating on a test_________
my boss asked me to work in New York,_________
my colleague gave a Mercedes Benz for my birthday,_______
I didnt like your presentation, ________
my client invited me to the party,__________
the meeting were on Tuesday,_________
the management promoted me as a manager,________
the company gave me a 2 week vacation to Europe,________
1. If I saw somebody cheating on a test, I would ask him/her to
stop.
2. If my boss asked me to work in New York, I would buy an
apartment there.
3. If my colleague gave a Mercedes Benz for my birthday, I would
drive it to the office and park it next to the CEOs car.
4. If I didnt like your presentation, I would ask you to prepare a
new one.
5. If my client invited me to the party, I would buy a new tuxedo.
6. If the meeting were on Tuesday, I would cancel all my shooting
schedule.
7. If the management promoted me as a manager, I would ask you to
be my deputy.
8. If the company gave me a 2 weeks vacation to Europe, I would
take as many pictures as possible and upload them to my Facebook.
5 Grammar Check
D Change the following situations into second conditional
questions. Dont forget to use the past tense in the main
clause.
Example: Your company asks you to work in Mexico.
____________________________________________________
What would you do if your company asked you to work
____________________________________________________
in Mexico?
1. You find out a coworker is stealing company products.
What
__________________________________________________________
would you do if you found a coworker was stealing company
products?
__________________________________________________________
2. You find out your salary is lower than your coworkers.
What
__________________________________________________________
would you do if you found out your salary was lower than
your
__________________________________________________________
coworkers?
3. You discover that your credit card is missing.
What
__________________________________________________________
would you do if you discovered that your credit card was
missing?
__________________________________________________________
4. A coworker tells people that you are lazy.
What
__________________________________________________________
would you do if a coworker told people you are lazy?
5. Your company asks you to learn Russian.
would you do if your company asked you to learn Russian?
What
__________________________________________________________
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Now make 8 second conditional sentences
based on your own ideas
