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SECOND CONDITIONAL EXERCISE 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

REMEMBER: The second conditional is used to talk about unreal situations in the present (things that are impossible, that won't happen, etc.) - Choose the correct response for each of the sentences.

1. If my grandfather were younger, he _________ so many things.
  didn't forget
  wouldn't forget

2. If I _________ more money, I would buy a new car.
  had
  would have

3. If she had an umbrella, she _________ wet.
  didn't get
  wouldn't get

4. If we ________ a car, we would get there in 30 minutes.
  would have
  had

5. I ________ more careful if I were you.
  would be
  were

6. If animals could talk, I wonder what they ________.
  said
  would say

7. If she ________ harder, she would make more money.
  worked
  will work

8. If he changed jobs, he ________ much happier.
  would be
  will be

9. If it wasn't raining, we ________ to the beach.
  will go
  would go

10. You wouldn't feel so tired if you ________ more.
  will sleep
  slept

11. If he was feeling better, he _________ us move.
  would help
  help

12. I would come if I _________ more time.
  would have
  had

13. If she _________, she would tell him.
  knew
  knows

14. If his parents didn't give him money, he ________ so much.
  didn't go out
  wouldn't go out

15. If she ________ me, she would have told me.
  didn't believe
  wouldn't believe

16. He wouldn't say that if he ________ it.
  wouldn't mean
  didn't mean

17. I ________ on a trip around the world if I won the lottery.
  will go
  would go

18. I ________ that if I were you.
  will not do
  would not do

19. If these walls _________ thicker, we wouldn't hear the neighbors.
  were
  would be

20. If I were a millionaire, ________ a mansion.
  I'm going to buy
  I'd buy

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GRAMMAR REVIEW! The second conditional

The second conditional is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal situations in the present or future. It describes events that are unlikely or imaginary and their possible results.

Structure:
If + past simple, would + base verb

Use:
• To imagine unreal or unlikely situations
If I were taller, I would play basketball.
• To give advice or express dreams
If I were you, I would talk to her.
• To describe impossible situations (in the present)
If he had more time, he would help us.

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