Second Conditional

SECOND CONDITIONAL
Exercise 1: Put the verbs into the right tense so as to form the Second Conditional.
If + past /would, could, might + verb base
1. If you studied more, you would have better marks.
2. If we had money, we could buy a new car.
3. If he slept more hours, he might not be so tired.
4. If I were you, I would visit a doctor.
4. If they weren’t so rich, they might have to find a job.
5. If dad arrived early, we could go to the cinema.
6. If I had a better memory, I could study to become a doctor.
7. If my car were stolen, I would report it to the police.
8. If you loved me, you would not leave me.
10. If I won the lottery I might travel around the world.
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 would not have to go to work by bus if I had 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)?
(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: First or Second Conditional? Put the verbs in the correct tense.
1. If I forgot my friend’s birthday, he ………………………………………………. (be) very
angry.
2. If she ………………………………………….(fall) in love with me, I will be happy.
3. If I ………………………………………………… (be) you, I wouldn’t talk to him again.
4. If you …………………………………………….. (eat) more, you would gain weight.
5. If I see her, I ………………………………………………… (ask) her to help.
6. If I had enough money, I ………………………………………………. (buy) that dress.
7. If I were you, I ………………………………………………….. (give) him a second
chance.
8. If you work harder, you …………………………………………(make) more money.
9. If I …………………………………… you the truth, you will hate me.
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10. If you …………………………………….(not/hurry) you will miss the plane.
Exercise 4: First or Second Conditional? Put the verbs in the correct tense.
1. If I …………………………………. Greek, I would be proud.
2. If you ………………………………………… (do) what he says, you won’t have a
problem with him.
3. If I were you I ……………………………………………. (buy) a sports car.
4. If I ………………………………………………….(be) taller, I would become a model.
5. If she …………………………………………………. (not / have the flu), she would go to
school.
6. If you don’t drive carefully, you ………………………………………(have) an accident.
7. If they come to Greece, I ………………………………………….(visit) them.
8. If we ……………………………………………. (go) on holiday, we would go to Rhodes.
9. If her husband were more polite, she ……………………………………. (divorce) him.
10. If I ……………………………………………(take) the car, I won’t be late
Exercise 5: 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.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
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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SECOND CONDITIONAL

If + past /would, could, might + verb base

1. If you studied more, you would have better marks.

2. If we had money, we could buy a new car.

3. If he slept more hours, he might not be so tired.

4. If I were you, I would visit a doctor.

4. If they weren’t so rich, they might have to find a job.

5. If dad arrived early, we could go to the cinema.

6. If I had a better memory, I could study to become a doctor.

7. If my car were stolen, I would report it to the police.

8. If you loved me, you would not leave me.

10. If I won the lottery I might travel around the world.

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

3. I would not have to go to work by bus if I had a car.

4. I ………………………………………….. (not/trust) him If I …………………………………

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

Exercise 5: Write type 2 conditional sentences for the following situations.

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

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