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More about 1st & 2nd

Conditionals

1. Circle the correct option to make a conditional sentence.

1. We would go abroad in the summer…

a. if we didn’t have a young baby.

b. if we don’t have a young baby.
2. You wouldn’t put on weight…
a. if you did more exercise.
b. if you do more exercise.
3. She’ll get a good mark in the exam…
a. if she didn’t get nervous.
b. if she doesn’t get nervous.
4. If you get a taxi from the airport…
a. It’d be easier.
b. It’ll be easier.
5. If you are late again…
a. you’d lose your job.
b. you’ll lose your job.
6. She’d have more friends…
a. if she isn’t so selfish.
b. if she weren’t so selfish.
7. I’ll be very surprised…
a. if he comes to the meeting.
b. if he came to the meeting.

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8. The traffic wouldn’t be so bad…

a. If there were more car parks.
b. If there are more car parks.
9. On Friday if I don’t have to do overtime…
a. I will be able to attend the neighbourhood meeting.
b. I would be able to attend the neighbourhood meeting.
10. Mr. Curtis, if you tell me the truth about your son…
a. I would be able to help him.
b. I will be able to help him.

2. Rearrange the following words to make logical conditional sentences.

1. will know you we before Monday about it know let if we
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2. sacked he late he again will if arrives be

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3. you go the would home exercise if finished you

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4. back won’t from relax able children be if to come early I school the
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5. we unless miss will the hurry train up we

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6. easily will you come my if you town to find house

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7. get be if would he didn’t the job I didn’t surprised

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8. give we won’t us the them tickets pay if for they don’t before
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3. Match the following clauses to make second conditional sentences.

1. If I had better qualifications
2. If he weren’t so mean
3. If she didn’t work overtime
4. If I knew more about money
5. The boss would sack me
6. I wouldn’t lend him money
7. He wouldn’t work
8. It would be safer
a. if she found out the document I lost
b. if he didn’t have to
c. I would invest in the stock market
d. if you kept your money in a bank account
e. unless I knew he would pay me back
f. people would like him more
g. I would apply for that job
h. her salary wouldn’t be enough to live on

4. Make second conditionals with the following information.

1. I lend you the money / I have it.
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2. she really love him / she not waste his money.
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3. we buy bigger house / we afford it.
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4. he not earn so much / he not pay so many taxes.
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5. you able buy car next year / you save some money every week.
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6. I be my own boss / I have work longer hours.

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5. Put the verbs between brackets in the right tense to make second conditionals.
1. I (learn) another language if I (have) more time.
2. We (invite) Susan if we (know) her better.
3. If I (be) single, I (apply) for a job abroad.
4. If Ann (get) on better with her father, she (inherit) his fortune.
5. I know it (be) cheaper if we (go) by train.
6. If I (not need) the money, I (not work) overtime.
7. If they (go) out more, they (meet) new people.