Second Conditional

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Second Conditional

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Question 1/6

Read the sentences (a-e). Then read the rule and choose the correct option.

a) If I won a million dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. b) If I were a president, I would give money to the poor. c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if he lived on the Moon. d) If I didn't know you were joking, I would be very angry. e) What would you do if you had a lot of free time this evening?

1) We use Second Conditional to talk about:

Impossible, imaginary present and future situations

Real present and future situations

correct answer

We use Second Conditional to talk about impossible, imaginary situations in the present and future

Question 2/6

Read the sentences (a-e). Then read the rule and choose the correct option.

a) If I won a million dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. b) If I were a president, I'd give money to the poor. c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if he lived on the Moon. d) If I didn't know you were joking, I'd be very angry. e) What would you do if you had a lot of free time this evening?

2) The form of the Second Conditional is:

if + present, will + infinitive

if + past, would + infinitive

correct answer

The form of the Second Conditional is "if + past, would + infinitive

Question 3/6

Read the sentences (a-e). Then read the rule and choose the correct option.

a) If I won a million dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. b) If I were a president, I'd give money to the poor. c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if he lived on the Moon. d) If I didn't know you were joking, I'd be very angry. e) What would you do if you had a lot of free time this evening?

3) The short form of 'would' is:

'ld

'd

correct answer

The short form of "would" is " 'd "

Question 4/6

Read the sentences (a-e). Then read the rule and choose the correct option.

a) If I won a million dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. b) If I were a president, I'd give money to the poor. c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if he lived on the Moon. d) If I didn't know you were joking, I'd be very angry. e) What would you do if you had a lot of free time this evening?

4) In the 'if' clause we use:

were - if I/he/she/it were ..., ...

was - if I/she/he/it was ..., ...

correct answer

We use "were" instead of "was" in the 'if' clause.

Question 5/6

Read the sentences (a-e). Then read the rule and choose the correct option.

a) If I won a million dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. b) If I were a president, I'd give money to the poor. c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if he lived on the Moon. d) If I didn't know you were joking, I'd be very angry. e) What would you do if you had a lot of free time this evening?

5) We can change the order of clauses:

Yes

No

correct answer

It's ok to change the order of clauses (e.g. If I won a billion dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. = I'd buy a house in Spain if I won a billion dollars.)

Question 6/6

Read the sentences (a-e). Then read the rule and choose the correct option.

a) If I won a million dollars, I would buy a house in Spain. b) If I were a president, I'd give money to the poor. c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if he lived on the Moon. d) If I didn't know you were joking, I'd be very angry. e) What would you do if you had a lot of free time this evening?

6) We need to put a comma (,):

before the 'if' clause

after the 'if' clause

correct answer

We put a comma (,) ONLY after the 'if' clause. We never put it before.

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Finish these sentences with your own ideas.

a) If I won a million dollars, ... . b) If I were a president,... . c) I wouldn't see my friend very often if ... . d) If I didn't plan carefully, ... . e) What would you do if ... ?