7 If / Unless you work hard, I’m sure you’ll succeed.

8 You should check your homework while / before you

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3 Choose three to five words from each set to complete

6.2 Second Conditional
We use Second Conditional sentences to talk about:
• imaginary situations in the present:
If I were rich, I would live in a huge house.
If Kate didn’t leave home before rush hour, she wouldn’t
arrive at the office on time.
• improbable events in the future:
If he left home earlier, he would never be late for work.
If I weren’t so tall, I would become a figure skater.
We use the Past Simple in the if-clause and would/wouldn’t
in the clause describing the result.
As in First Conditional sentences, the clauses can be in either
order. We put a comma at the end of the if-clause if it comes
first in the sentence.
If + Past Simple would / wouldn’t + infinitive
(condition), (result).
If Sue knew Italian, she’d apply for this job.
would / wouldn’t + infinitive if + Past Simple (condition).
(result)
Sue would apply for this job if she knew Italian.
In Second Conditional sentences we use was or were after I,
he, she and it. Were is more formal.
Remember to use were in If I were you:
If I were you, I would tell him the truth.
1 Match the sentence halves.
1 If I were a bit taller, c
2 Would your uncle know what to do e
3 They’d get access to your computer a
4 Of course I would take a car to work d
5 If we didn’t have to look for a summer job, b
a if they knew the password.
b we would be on a sunny beach now.
c I could be a fashion model.
d if I had one.
e if he lost his job?
2 Choose the correct option.
What would you do if you 1are / were / be me? I’m
a shop assistant, but if I 2hadn’t / wouldn’t have /
didn’t have a job, I 3like / liked / would like to go
travelling all year round. But of course, no work means no
money. If somebody 4 offered / would offer / did offer me
a job in which I could earn money and travel, however,
I 5 would take / took / had taken it without thinking!
Maybe I should apply for a job as a flight attendant?
the sentence below it.
1 were, would, for, a, be, apply, she, applied
If she were older, she would apply for a job
in a clothes shop.
2 brother, did, would, I, when, a, have, had
I would never be lonely if I had a brother
or sister.
3 afford, afforded, will, could, house, a, can, big
If we could afford a big house , we’d have lots of
parties.
4 time, didn’t, she, have, hadn’t, any, wouldn’t
If Sue worked long hours, she wouldn’t have time
to go out with friends.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets. Use the Second Conditional.
1 If everybody went (go) to university, nobody
would want (want) to do hard physical work.
2 Buses wouldn’t be (not be) so crowded if more people
worked (work) from home.
3 If people didn’t apply (not apply) for low-paid jobs,
salaries would go (go) up.
4 Family relationships would improve (improve) if parents
spent (spend) more time with their children.
5 You would be (be) happier if you had (have) an
interesting and well-paid job.
6 You would get (get) the sack if you went (go) to
work late every day.
7 If he didn’t have (not have) a full-time job, he
would spend (spend) more time on his hobbies.
8 If I worked (work) overtime, I would earn (earn) more
money.
5 Rewrite the sentences using the Second Conditional.
1 I don’t earn money because I am unemployed.
If I weren’t/wasn’t unemployed, I would earn money.
2 Sue doesn’t have a boss because she’s self-employed.
Sue would have a boss if she weren’t/wasn’t self-employed.
3 Ian sleeps during the day because he works night
shifts. Ian wouldn’t sleep during the day if he didn’t work
night shifts.
4 We have to work outdoors because we’re builders.
We wouldn’t have to work outdoors if we weren’t builders.
5 Jim isn’t happy because he is badly paid.
Jim would be happy if he weren’t/wasn’t badly paid.
6 Abigail has eight weeks of holiday because she is
a teacher. If Abigail weren’t/wasn’t a teacher, she
wouldn’t have eight weeks of holiday.
7 Max comes up with good ideas because he’s creative.
If Max weren’t/wasn’t creative, he wouldn’t come up with
good ideas.
8 I won’t apply for the job because I don’t have enough
experience.
If I had enough experience, I would apply for the job.

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2 Choose the correct option.

Home My
6.5 Modal Library
verbs University
for obligation and permission High School
1 A: Is it a formal meeting?
Books
To express obligation or necessity, we use: B: No, you must / don’t need to / can wear a tie.