Match the sentences. Murphy’s laws.

1. If You lose a lottery ticket, a) you will spill ketchup on it.

2. If you drop a slice of buttered bread, b) your teacher will ask you that question.
3. If you wear a white shirt, c) something will.
4. If you don’t know an answer to a question, d) it will rain
5. If you replace something you have lost e) your queue will take longer.
6. If you are in a hurry, f) you will win the lottery.
7. If nothing can go wrong, g you will put on two different colors.
8. If you forgot your umbrella, h) it will fall with buttered side down.
9.If you put your socks without looking, i) something will happen and slow you down
10. If you are queuing in a bank, j) you will find it as soon as you replace the item.

Complete the sentences with the correct tense.

1. If I were rich, I ......................................................... ( travel) a lot.

2. If it rains, I ................................................................... ( not go )out.
3. If you ............................................(visit) me, we could play video games.
4. I would be happy, if my friend ........................................(remember) my birthday.
5. If people don’t eat well, they................................ ( get) sick.
6. If Peter .....................................( have) a test, he would study hard.
7. If you are ready, you .................( can) go home.
8. If I .......................................( be invited) to a birthday party, I would buy a present.
9. If my brother participated at the competition, I ........................................... ( not travel).
10. If you .................................(learn) French, you could speak with people when you go there.

Comment the sentences with 2nd Conditional

1. Most of my friends can go out at night and travel at weekends, but I can’t because of my bad marks.
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2. I need some money to buy a Christmas present to my girlfriend, but my father won’t lend me any,
because he says I never pay him back.
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3. The weather at the beach is very bad.
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4. John can’t understand why young people like to go to Shopping Centres.
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5. She is ill but she has an English test.
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6. You are the president of your country.
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7. Paul looks very sad, because the 8th grade students will travel together for the weekend, but they haven’t
invited him.
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8. Carlos wants to study in England, but he hasn’t got enough money.
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9. I’ m going to visit Paris.
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10. I speak English very well.
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Match the sentences. Murphy’s laws.

1 .If You lose a lottery ticket,
2. If you drop a slice of buttered bread,
3. If you wear a white shirt,
4. If you don’t know an answer to a question,
5. If you replace something you have lost
6. If you are in a hurry,
7. If nothing can go wrong,
8. If you forgot your umbrella,
9.If you put your socks without looking,
10. If you are queuing in a bank,
f) you will win the lottery.
h) it will fall with buttered side down.
a) you will spill ketchup on it.
b) your teacher will ask you that question.
j) you will find it as soon as you replace the item.
i) something will happen and slow you down
c) something will.
d) it will rain
g you will put on two different colors.
e) your queue will take longer.

Complete the sentences with the correct tense.

11. If I were rich, I would travel (travel) a lot.

12. If it rains, I won’t go (not go) out.
13. If you visited (visit) me, we could play video games.
14. I would be happy if my friend remembered (remember) my birthday.
15. If people don’t eat well, they get (get) sick.
16. If Peter had (have) a test, he would study hard.
17. If you are ready, you can (can) go home.
18. If I was (be invited) to a birthday party, I would buy a present.
19. If my brother participated at the competition, I would not (not travel).
20. If you learned (learn) French, you could speak with people when you go there.

Comment the sentences with 2nd Conditional (possible answers)

1. Most of my friends can go out at night and travel at weekends, but I can’t because of my bad marks.
If I had better marks, I could go out at weekends.
2. I need some money to buy a Christmas present for my girlfriend, but my father won’t lend me any,
because he says I never pay him back.
If my father lent me some money, I could my girlfriend buy a present.
3. The weather at the beach is very bad.
If the weather was bad, I wouldn’t go to the beach.
4. John can’t understand why young people like to go to Shopping Centres.
If John was young, he could understand why young people like to go to the Sopping Centres.
5. She is ill but she has an English test.
If she didn’t have an English test, she could stay in bed.
6. You are the president of your country.
If I were the president, I would build more schools.
7. Paul looks very sad, because the 8th grade students will travel together for the weekend, but they haven’t
invited him.
If his classmates invited him, he would be happy.
8. Carlos wants to study in England, but he hasn’t got enough money.
If he had a scholarship, he could study in England.
9. I’ m going to visit Paris.
If I were in Paris, I would visit the Eiffel Tower.
10. I don’t speak English very well.
If I spoke English well, I would be an interpreter.

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