INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA MADRE MARÍA MAZZARELLO – WORKSHEET SECOND CONDITIONAL

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WE USE SECOND CONDITIONAL WHEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT AN IMAGINARY OR IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION.

IF I WERE THE PRESIDENT I WOULD BUILD MORE SCHOOLS.

*TO GIVE AN ADVICE, IN THIS CASE WE USE IF I WERE YOU FOR THE IF CLAUSE AND

WOULD FOR THE MAIN CLAUSE.

IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD GO ON A DIET.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1- IF I ...........(EARN) MORE MONEY I WOULD BUY A NEW HOUSE.

2- IF SHE ...........(NOT WATER) THE PLANTS, THEY WOULD DIE.
3- IS SHE WASN’T A GOOD PLAYER, SHE ................(NOT BE) IN THE TEAM.
4- I .............(GIVE) A PARTY IF I LIVED IN A BIG HOUSE.
5- WHAT................(YOU/DO) IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY?

CIRCLE THE RIGHT OPTION

1- IF I KNEW/WOULD KNOW THE ANSWER I WOULD TELL YOU

2- IF MARY HAD HIS CELL PHONE NUMBER, SHE WOULD PHONE/ PHONED HIM.

3- IF HE WOULDN’T BE/ WASN’T SO SHY, HE WOULD GO TO PARTIES.

4- IF I WERE RICH, I WOULD TRAVEL/ TRAVELLED AROUND THE WORLD.

5- SHE WOULD GET THE JOB IF THE WOULD SPEAK/ SPOKE ENGISH.

PRARAPHRASE THESE SENTENCES USING THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

1- I WON’T BUY IT I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY

IF…………………………………………………………………………….
2- I WON’T MAKE MY BED, I DON’T HAVE TIME.
IF…………………………………………………………………………
3- HE WON’T GO TO THE CINEMA, HE DOESN’T LIKE FILMS.
IF…………………………………………………………………………………………
4- I NEVER DO MY HOMEWORK, SO MY TEACHER ALWAYS GETS ANGRY WITH ME.
IF…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5- I DON’T HAVE A CAR, SO I HAVE TO TAKE THE BUS.
IF………………………………………………………………………………
Put the verb into the correct second conditional form.
1 We __________________________ (MOVE) to a bigger house if we _____________________ (HAVE)
more money.
2 If I __________________________ (BE) you, I __________________________ (LEAVE) London.
3 What __________________________ you __________________________ (DO) if you _______(WIN) ten
million euros in the lottery?
4 Mary _____________________ (BE) healthier if she ________________________(NOT EAT) so much
junk food.
5 I think Tom __________________________ (GET) bored if you __________________________ (SHOW)
him all your photos.
6 If I __________________________ (GIVE) you three hundred dollars, what
__________________________ you __________________________ (SPEND) it on?
7 If she __________________________ (ASK) you to jump off a bridge, __________________________
you __________________________ (DO) it?
8 If you __________________________ (HAVE) one word to describe Nick, how
__________________________ you __________________________ (DESCRIBE) him?
9 It __________________________ (BE) better if you __________________________ (NOT EAT) before
going to bed.
10 If I __________________________ (BE) a rich man, I __________________________ (BUY) you a
diamond ring.
11 If you __________________________ (HEAR) her speak English, you ________________(TAKE) her for
an American.
12 I _______________________ (SCREAM) very loudly if I _____________ (SEE) a scorpion in my room.
13 If your parents __________________________ (HEAR) of your success, they
__________________________ (BE) proud of you.
14 I think Bernard __________________________ (BE ABLE TO DO) that if he really
__________________________ (NEED) to.
15 It __________________________ (BE) nice if you __________________________ (CAN HELP).
16 If I __________________________ (BE) you, I __________________________ (GO) home.
17 Sam and Jessica __________________________ (STAY) in Boston longer if their parents
__________________________ (LET) them.
18 I think Jack and Jill __________________________ (BE) lonely if they __________________________
(GO) camping by themselves.