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Second Conditional Exercises

The document provides 10 examples of second conditional sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb tenses. It also provides 6 sentences scrambled and asks to reorder them into proper second conditional form. The exercises are meant to practice forming sentences in the second conditional (if + past tense, would + base verb) through transforming verbs and reordering words.

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Second Conditional Exercises

The document provides 10 examples of second conditional sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb tenses. It also provides 6 sentences scrambled and asks to reorder them into proper second conditional form. The exercises are meant to practice forming sentences in the second conditional (if + past tense, would + base verb) through transforming verbs and reordering words.

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Exercises 1

Second conditionals – put the verb into the correct tense:

1. If I were (be) you, I would get (get) a new job.


2. If he were (be) younger, he would travel (travel) more.
3. If we weren’t (not/be) friends, I would be (be) angry with you.
4. If I had (have) enough money, I would buy (buy) a big house.
5. If she wasn’t (not/be) always so late, she would be (be) promoted.
6. If we won (win) the lottery, we would travel (travel) the world.
7. If you had (have) a better job, we would be (be) able to buy a new car.
8. If I spoke (speak) perfect English, I would have (have) a good job.
9. If we lived (live) in Mexico, I would speak (speak) Spanish.
10. If she passed (pass) the exam, she would be (be) able to enter university.

Exercises 2

Re-order these words to make Second Conditional sentences. Each


sentence begins with the word “If”. Remember the punctuation.

1. I / would/. / study / had / time /, / more / if / French


- If I had time, I would study French.
2. your / some / saw / buy / would / if /. / cheap / shoes/, / she / mother /
them
- If your mother saw some cheap shoes, she would buy them/
3. police / arrest / if / knew /. / where / the / the / was / hiding /, / murderer
/ would / they / him
- If the police knew where the murderer was hiding, they would arrest
him.

4. valley / if / it /. / three / for / days /, / the / flooded / rained / would / be


- If it rained for three days, the valley would be flooded.

5. more / would / if / money / less / you / were /! / lazy /, / you / earn


- If you were less lazy, you would earn more money!

6. could /! / tricks / dog / TV / if / my / learn / was / go / able / to / some /,


/ he / on
- If my dog was able to learn some tricks, he could go on TV!
7. crazy / would / if / broke /. / the / TV / father /, / my / go
- If the TV broke, my father would go crazy.

8. would / very / if / Jane / angry / sister / and / her / didn’t / Jeff / the /. /
party /, / come / to / be
- If Jane and her sister didn't come to the party, Jeff would be very
angry.

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