SECOND CONDITIONAL

Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the right tense in order to form the Second
Conditional.

1. If you………………………………………………….(study) more you

……………………………………………..(have) better marks.
2. If we ……………………………………………(have) money, we
…………………………………………………(buy) a new car.
3. If he ………………………………………….(sleep) more hours, he
……………………………………..(not/be) so tired.
4. If I ……………………………………………(be) you, I
………………………………………………………(visit) a doctor.
5. If they ……………………………………….. (not/be) so rich, they
……………………………………………..(have to) find a job.
6. If dad ……………………………………………… (early) we
………………………………………………(go) to the cinema.
7. If I ………………………………………(have) a better memory I
…………………………………………(study) to become a doctor.
8. If my car ………………………………….(be) stolen I
…………………………………………………… (report) it to the police.
9. If you ………………………………………… (love) me you
………………………………………………..(not/leave) me.
10. If I ……………………………………….(won) the lottery I
………………………………………… (travel) around the world.

Exercise 2: Put the verbs into the right tense in order to form the Second
Conditional.

1. If you ……………………………………. (lose) your wallet, what

…………………………………………….(you/do)?
2. If he …………………………………….(talk) to me like that, I
……………………………………………(never/talk) to him again.
3. I …………………………………………… (not/have to) go to work by bus if I
…………………………………………….(have) a car.
4. I ………………………………………….. (not/trust) him If I
………………………………… (be) you.
5. If your house ………………………………………………(catch) fire, what
…………………………………………..(you/do)?
6. If my computer …………………………………………….(break down) I
……………………………………….. (not/be able to) finish my project.
7. If she ……………………………………… (come) to the jazz concert with us
she …………………………………………..(be) bored.
8. I ………………………………………….. (not/come) with you if I
………………………………………..(be) tired.

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 9. If you ………………………………………….. (exercise) more, you
……………………………………….(be) in better shape.
10. I he …………………………………………..(insult) you, what
…………………………………………….(you/do)?

Exercise 3: Put the verbs into the right tense in order to form the Second
Conditional. (could / might)

1. If you ……………………………………………(talk) to him, he

………………………………………………..(might/listen) to you.
2. If I …………………………………………… (know) her phone number, I
……………………………………………….(could/call) her.
3. If we ……………………………………….. (have) had some rest first, the trip
……………………………………………..(might /be) less tiring.
4. If I ……………………………………………(speak) English, I
……………………………………………… (could / study) in England.
5. I …………………………………………(might/visit) them if I
…………………………………..(have) time.
6. If he ……………………………………………….(apologize) , I
……………………………………………..(could/forgive) him
7. If we ……………………………………………. (have) eggs, we
……………………………………………….(could) make an omelette.
8. She ……………………………………………..(might/feel)better if she
………………………………………….(go/out) more often.
9. If you …………………………………………..(ask) politely, I
…………………………………………………(might/give) it to you.
10. You …………………………………………..(not/be late) to work if you
………………………………………………(leave) home ten minutes earlier.

Exercise 4: Write type 2 conditional sentences for the following

situations.
example: I don’t want to eat because I’m not hungry
If were hungry I would eat.

1. I can’t come to the beach with you because I have to do my homework.

……………………………………………………………………………………………
….
2. I won’t invite him to the party because he is so rude.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
3. I won’t go to the cinema because I don’t like the film.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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 4. I can’t give you a lift because I don’t have a car.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
….
5. She won’t cook for us because she doesn’t have time
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
6. We won’t buy this computer because we can’t afford it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……
7. I can’t visit her because I don’t have her address.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……
8. She won’t get the job because she doesn’t speak French.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
9. She won’t marry him because she doesn’t love him.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
…….
10. We can’t watch the movie because the DVD player is broken.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……..

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