Second Conditional Exercise

Put the verb into the correct tense to make the second conditional.

1. If I __were_______________ (be) you, I ______would get___________ (get) a new job.

2. If he ________was_________ (be) younger, he _______would travel__________ (travel) more.

3. If we _______weren’t__________ (not / be) friends, I _________would be________ (be) angry with

you.

4. If I _______had__________ (have) enough money, I ________would buy_________ (buy) a big

house.

5. If she ______wasn’t___________ (not / be) always so late, she _______would be__________ (be)

promoted.

6. If we ______won___________ (win) the lottery, we _______would travel__________ (travel) the

world.

7. If you _____had____________ (have) a better job, we ________would be_________ (be) able to

buy a new car

8. If I ______spoke___________ (speak) perfect English, I ______would have___________ (have) a

good job.

9. If we _______lived__________ (live) in Mexico, I _______would speak__________ (speak) Spanish.

10. If she ______passed___________ (pass) the exam, she ________would be_________ (be) able to

enter university.

11. She _______would be__________ (be) happier if she _______had__________ (have) more

friends.

12. We _______would buy__________ (buy) a house if we _______decided__________ (decide) to stay

here.

13. They ________would have_________ (have) more money if they _______didn’t buy__________ (not
/buy) so many clothes.

14. We ______would come___________ (come) to dinner if we ________had_________ (have) time.

15. She ______would call___________ (call) him if she ________knew_________ (know) his number.

16. They ______would go___________ (go) to Spain on holiday if they ______liked_________ (like)

hot weather.
17. She _______would pass__________ (pass) the exam if she _______studied_________ (study) more.

18. I _______would marry__________ (marry) someone famous if I ________were_________ (be) a

movie star.

19. We never ______wouldn’t be___________ (be) late again if we _______bought__________ (buy) a

new car.

20. You _______would lose__________ (lose) weight if you _______ate__________ (eat) less.
Third Conditionals

Put in the correct third conditional verb form.

1. If you _____hadn’t been_________ (not / be) late, we ______wouldn’t have missed________ (not /
miss) the bus.

2. If she ______had studied________ (study), she ______would have passed________ (pass) the exam.

3. If we _____had arrived_________ (arrive) earlier, we ______would have seen________ (see) John.

4. If they ______had gone________ (go) to bed early, they _____wouldn’t have woken_________ (not /
wake) up late.

5. If he ______had become________ (become) a musician, he _____would have recorded_________

(record) a CD.

6. If she ______had gone________ (go) to art school, she ______would have become________
(become) a painter.

7. If I ______had been________ (be) born in a different country, I ______would have learned________

(learn) to

speak a different language.

8. If she ______had gone________ (go) to university, she ______would have studied________ (study)
French.

9. If we _____hadn’t gone_________ (not / go) to the party, we _____wouldn’t have met_______ (not /
meet) them.

10. If he ______hadn’t taken________ (take) the job, he _____would have gone________ (not / go)
travelling.

11. He ______would have been________ (be) happier if he ______had stayed________ (stay) at home.

12. She ____would have passed__________ (pass) the exam if she ______had studied________ (study)
harder.

13. We _____wouldn’t have got_________ (not / get) married if we ______hadn’t gone________ (not /
go) to the same

university.

14. They ______would have been________ (be) late if they _____hadn’t taken_________ (not / take) a
taxi.

15. She _____wouldn’t have met_________ (not / meet) him if she ______hadn’t come________ (not /
come) to

London.
16. He _____would have taken_________ (take) a taxi if he ______had had________ (have) enough
money.

17. I _____would have called_________ (call) you if I _______hadn’t forgotten_______ (not / forget) my
phone.

18. We _____would have come_________ (come) if we ______had been________ (be) invited.

19. She _____wouldn’t have done_________ (not / do) it if she ______had known________ (know) you
were ill.

20. He _____would have been_________ (be) on time if he _______had left_______ (leave) earlier.