SecondConditionalExercise

condition

IF+PASTSIMPLE, WOULD+INFINITIVE

If I gave up smoking, I would feel much better

WOULD+INFINITIVE+ IF+PASTSIMPLE

I would feel much better if I gave up smoking

condition
AFillthegapusingtheverbinbrackets.5gapsneedaNEGATIVE verb!
1 I.......................................thatumbrellainsidethehouseifIwereyou.It'sbadluck.(toopen)
2 They'd*beabetterteamifthey.......................................fitter.(tobe)
3 IfIhadsomesparemoney,I.......................................aplasmaTV.(tobuy)
4 Thosechildren.......................................sohorribleiftheirparentswerestricter.(tobe)
5 Iwouldn'tgooutwithhimevenifyou.......................................me.(topay)
6 Ifwe.......................................sohard,wewouldn'tbesotiredallthetime.(towork)
7 Ifshedidn'ttakesolongintheshower,she.......................................moretimeforbreakfast.(tohave)
8 Ifyou.......................................somuchbeer,youwouldn'tbesofat.(todrink)
9 Theworld.......................................abetterplaceifpoliticianswerelessvain.(tobe)
10 I.......................................tovisitThailandifIhadthechance.(tolove)
11 IfIhadmorefreetime,I.......................................aplay.(towrite)
12 Ifyou.......................................adigitalcamera,youcouldsendphotosbyemail.(tohave)
13 Hewoulddefinitelyloseweightifhe.......................................eatingcarbohydratesandsugar.(tostop)
14 WecouldgotravellingacrossFranceifwe.......................................atent.(tobuy)
15 Valenciawouldhavetheperfectclimateifit.......................................sohotinJulyandAugust.(tobe)
16 IfIunderstoodmoreaboutcomputers,I............................................helpyouout.(tobeableto)
17 Iwouldn'tdothatifI.......................................you.(tobe)
18 IfI.......................................toMadrid,IdvisitthePradoGallery.(togo)
*d=would

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Iwouldn'topenthatumbrellainsidethehouseifIwereyou.
They'dbeabetterteamiftheywerefitter.
IfIhadsomesparemoney,I'dbuyaplasmaTV.
Thosechildrenwouldn'tbesohorribleiftheirparentswerestricter.
Iwouldn'tgooutwithhimevenifyoupaidme.
Ifwedidn'tworksohard,wewouldn'tbesotiredallthetime.
Ifshedidn'ttakesolongintheshower,she'dhavemoretimeforbreakfast.
Ifyoudidn'tdrinksomuchbeer,youwouldn'tbesofat.
Theworldwouldbeabetterplaceifpoliticianswerelessvain.
I'dlovetovisitThailandifIhadthechance.
IfIhadmorefreetime,I'dwriteaplay.
Ifyouhadadigitalcamera,youcouldsendphotosbyemail.
Hewoulddefinitelyloseweightifhestoppedeatingcarbohydratesandsugar.
WecouldgotravellingacrossFranceifweboughtatent.
Valenciawouldhavetheperfectclimateifitwasn'tORweren'tsohotinJulyandAugust.
IfIunderstoodmoreaboutcomputers,I/'dbeableto/could/helpyouout.
Iwouldn'tdothatifIwereyou.
IfIwenttoMadrid,IdvisitthePradoGallery.

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