YENIKA ANAYA

Second Conditional - Exercises ……………

1. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

a) If a deer got into your garden, it would eat (eat) all your plants
b) You would not pass (not pass) the exam if you didn't study harder.
c) If I were you, I would not open (not open) that umbrella inside the house. It's bad luck!
d) I'd love to visit India if I would have (have) the chance.
e) I would write (write) a book if I had more free time.
f) You'd be very healthy if you would eat (eat) an apple every day.
g) I wouldn't do that if I would be (be) you.
h) If I would have (have) a penny for each Coke I've ever drunk, I would be rich.
i) If the weather were better, we would go (go) to the park.

2. Choose the correct form of each verb to make second conditional sentences.

a) If I found (find) a wallet in the street, I would give (give) it to the police.
b) We would go (go) skiing if it snowed (snow).
c) If you saw (see) him again, you would recognize (you / recognize) him?
d) If I had (have) a million pounds, I would not never work (never / work) again.
e) If he was not (not / be) a good player, he would not be (not / be) in the team.
f) would he do (he / do) me a favor if I asked (ask) him?

3. Rewrite the following sentences using the second conditional.

a) It's raining, so we can't have lunch outside. → if it rained, we would not lunch outside
b) I'm busy, therefore I won't come with you. → I would not go with you if I was busy
c) This book is too expensive, so I'm not going to buy it. → if it book is too expensive, I would not
buy
d) It's cold, so we won't go to the beach. → we could not go to the beach if it would cold
e) I won't call him because I haven't got his phone number. → if I did had him number, I would call

4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.

a) If you took more exercise, I would have best health

b) Would you go to the party if it finished early?
c) If you smoked a cigarette around me, I could angry
d) If I didn't have to work tomorrow, I would go you party
e) I'd be extremely happy if did not walked to the school
f) If I were Prime Minister, I would improve the education
g) If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to the Greece

5. Give advice using “If I were you…”. Use the expressions in the box.

not eat so many sweets · not watch so many horror films · put on a jacket · see a doctor · take an
aspirin
a) Your friend hasn't been feeling well lately. → if your friend did not good been feeling good, He
would go see the doctor
b) Your brother wants to lose weight. → if your brother wanted to lose weight, He should not eat so
many sweets
c) Your friend has a headache. → if Your friend did had a headache, she should take an aspirin
d) It's a cold evening. Your sister is leaving the house in a T-shirt. → your brother should tu put on a
jacket if It's did a cold evening
e) Your classmate has been having nightmares recently. → if your classmate did had nightmares
recently, she should not watch so many horror films