IF CONDITION RESULT
PAST SIMPLE WOULD+BASE VERB
If T won the lottery, eld Gane ee
RESULT iF CONDITION
WOULD#BASE VERB PAST SIMPLE
T would buy a new house [iw Christmas lottery
Use the second conditional for unreal situations in the future that are not s
impossible but difficult to come true. Ex. IF won the lottery... and also for
hypothetical situations: Jf. was/were in Rome now... (but 1 am not).
BE CAREFUL! Use were (not was) for advice: fT were you I would study more.
Exercise Write the verbs in brackets. Use the second conditional
aif uinda er here (be), 'm sure she ‘ould help _(hetp) us.
2-What Would you do (do) if you Saw (see) a ghost?
if | GEee {find) some money in the street, | svonitta (take) it to the police.
4-Michael__ Would (be) angry ifsomeone ‘°° _(take) his computer without permission.
S-ifwe __Didnicalch _ (not catch) the nine o'clock bus, we Youll sstive (arrive) too tate.
6-Corta ES oulanitee: (not be) upset if you _1ol (tell) her the truth.
7-61 knew. (know) how to solve this problem, | Would do: (do) it.
spi ai | __ (fail) the exam, 1_Woul' bs _(be) very disappointed. I’ve studied so hard.
S-Jenny orl mas (make) a nice cake if she Hew (know) how to cook well.
10-1f my husband _“'<_ (be) a famous actor, he _Wouli vati_(earn) a lot of money.
11-We soul’ lean (not learn) so quickly if we iin have (not have) such a good teacher.
a2fit (rain) tomorrow, we 0s!!! se (not go) to the beach but the sky is so clear.
13-1f you (stay) at home tonight, you Wouldn't sez.
144 Would ieam (learn) Japanese if! ial {have) the time to do it.
15-What TY (a0) it you oe (lose) your passport in a foreign country?
16-1 you toe (try) to give up smoking, you _Would fee) (feel) much better.
17-if someone Stole (steal) my car, 1___ous'spo'! (report) it to the police immediat
18-Our friends Yul SS (be) really angry if we dn 20 (not go) to their party next Friday.
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