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..…Second Conditional - Exercises ………………
1. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
a) If a deer got into your garden, it _____________ (eat) all your plants
b) You _____________ (not pass) the exam if you didn’t study harder.
c) If I were you, I _____________ (not open) that umbrella inside the house. It’s bad luck!
d) I’d love to visit India if I _____________ (have) the chance.
e) I _____________ (write) a book if I had more free time.
f) You’d be very healthy if you _____________ (eat) an apple every day.
g) I wouldn’t do that if I _____________ (be) you.
h) If I _____________ (have) a penny for each Coke I’ve ever drunk, I would be rich.
i) If the weather were better, we _____________ (go) to the park.
2. Choose the correct form of each verb to make second conditional sentences.
a) If I _____________ (find) a wallet in the street, I _____________ (give) it to the police.
b) We _____________ (go) skiing if it _____________ (snow).
c) If you _____________ (see) him again, _____________ (you/recognise) him?
d) If I _____________ (have) a million pounds, I _____________ (never/work) again.
e) If he _____________ (not/be) a good player, he _____________ (not/be) in the team.
f) _____________ (he/do) me a favour if I _____________ (ask) him?
3. Rewrite the following sentences using the second conditional.
a) It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch outside.
b) I’m busy, therefore I won’t come with you.
c) This book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.
d) It’s cold, so we won’t go to the beach.
e) I won’t call him because I haven’t got his phone number.
4. Use your own ideas to complete these sentences.
a) If you took more exercise,
b) Would you go to the party if
c) If you smoked a cigarette around me,
d) If I didn’t have to work tomorrow,
e) I’d be extremely happy if
f) If I were Prime Minister,
g) If I could go anywhere in the world,
5. Give advice using “If I were you…”. Use the expressions in the box.
not eat so many sweets · not watch so many horror films · put on a jacket · see a doctor · take an aspirin
a) Your friend hasn’t been feeling well lately.
b) Your brother wants to lose weight.
c) Your friend has a headache.
d) It’s a cold evening. Your sister is leaving the house in a T-shirt.
e) Your classmate has been having nightmares recently.
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