SECOND CONDITIONAL- UNREAL POSSIBILITY
If
RESULT
WOULD+BASE VERB
I would buy a new house
IF
1-If Linda
2-What
3-1f1
4-Michael
Use the second conditional for unreal situations in the future that are not
impossible but difficult to come true. Ex. If I won the lottery... and also for
hypothetical situations: If I was/were in Rome now... (but I am not).
BE CAREFUL! Use were (not was) for advice: If I were you I would study more.
Exercise Write the verbs in brackets. Use the second conditional.
5-If we
6-Carla
7-lf 1
8-If I
9-Jenny.
10-If my husband
11-We
12-If it
13-If you
14-1
15-What
CONDITION
PAST SIMPLE
I won the lottery,
16-If you
17-If someone
18-Our friends
IF
if
here (be), I'm sure she
LIVEWORKSHEETS
(do) if you
(find) some money in the street, I
(be) angry if someone
(not catch) the nine o'clock bus, we
(not be) upset if you
(know) how to solve this problem, I
(fail) the exam, I
(make) a nice cake if she
(be) a famous actor, he
(not learn) so quickly if we
(rain) tomorrow, we
RESULT
WOULD+BASE VERB
I would buy a new house
CONDITION
PAST SIMPLE
I won the Christmas lottery
(stay) at home tonight, you
(learn) Japanese if I
(do) if you
(try) to give up smoking, you
(steal) my car, I
(be) really angry if we
(help) us.
(see) a ghost?
(take) it to the police.
(take) his computer without permission.
(arrive) too late.
(tell) her the truth.
(do) it.
(be) very disappointed. I've studied so hard.
(know) how to cook well.
(earn) a lot of money.
(not have) such a good teacher.
(not go) to the beach but the sky is so clear.
(not see) Tina at the party.
(have) the time to do it.
(lose) your passport in a foreign country?
(feel) much better.
(report) it to the police immediately.
(not go) to their party next Friday.​