1. Complete the second conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
be can feel have help not stay up not take win
1 If you had a problem, I ………………………… you.
2 If I ………………………… more time, I’d see more of my friends.
3 I ………………………… the bus to school if I had a bike.
4 If you ………………………… so late, you wouldn’t be so tired in the morning.
5 How ………………………… you ………………………… if Sam didn’t invite you to his party?
6 My parents ………………………… cross if I didn’t revise for my exams.
7 You ………………………… afford a new mobile if you didn’t waste your money on DVDs and games.
8 If I ………………………… the lottery, I’d buy my mum a new car.
Answer
1 would help 2 had 3 wouldn’t take
4 didn’t stay up 5 would … feel 6 would be
7 could 8 won
2. Complete the money-saving tips with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
READERS’ top tips!
We asked readers what they would do if they needed to save money. Here are their ideas!
1 If we ………………………… (drive) more slowly, we ………………………… (not use) so much petrol.
2 If we only ………………………… (buy) the food we needed, we ………………………… (not throw) so much food away.
3 If we ………………………… (borrow) books and DVDs from libraries, we ………………………… (not have to) buy them.
4 If we ………………………… (drink) water from the tap rather than bottled water, we ………………………… (save) a lot of money.
5 If everyone ………………………… (wear) an extra jumper or two in the winter, they ………………………… (can) turn down their heating and save money.
6 If degree courses ………………………… (be) shorter, students ………………………… (spend) less on tuition fees and accommodation.
7 If we ………………………… (turn off) the lights every time we left a room, we ………………………… (not use) so much electricity.
Answer
1 drove, wouldn’t use 2 bought, wouldn’t throw
3 borrowed, wouldn’t have to 4 drank, would save
5 wore, could 6 were, would spend
7 turned off, wouldn’t use
3. Complete the second conditional questions in the quiz below with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then do the quiz.
What would you do if …
1 you ………………………… (see) a road accident?
◻ film it on my mobile
◻ call the police
◻ help the people in the accident
2 your friend ………………………… (give) you a present that you ………………………… (not like)?
◻ throw it away
◻ ask your friend to change it
◻ keep it and say nothing
3 you ………………………… (can) speak perfect English?
◻ move to Britain or the USA
◻ become an interpreter
◻ learn more languages
4 you ………………………… (know) that a classmate was cheating in an exam?
◻ tell the teacher
◻ talk to the classmate about it
◻ nothing
5 you ………………………… (break) your friend’s mobile?
◻ give him / her your mobile
◻ buy a new one
◻ say that you didn’t break it
6 you ………………………… (find) €100 in school?
◻ keep it
◻ give it to a teacher
◻ give it to a charity
Answer
1 saw 2 gave, didn’t like 3 could 4 knew
5 broke 6 found
Students’ own answers
4. Now write your answers to the quiz in exercise 3 as conditional sentences.
1 If I saw a road accident, I’d ………………………………………….
2 ………………………………………….
3 ………………………………………….
4 ………………………………………….
5 ………………………………………….
6 ………………………………………….
Answer
your own answers
5. Combine the two ideas to make second conditional sentences.
1 (Janine / stay in London) (she / find another job there)
…………………………………………………..
2 (I / win the lottery) (I / buy a huge house)
…………………………………………………..
3 (Steve / start his own company) (he / can find investors)
…………………………………………………..
4 (prices / not be so high) (I / buy more things)
…………………………………………………..
5 (you / not spend so much on food) (you / use coupons)
…………………………………………………..
6 (Alison / not so shy) (she / be a better salesperson)
…………………………………………………..
7 (I / not be able to run my business) (I / not have a mobile)
…………………………………………………..
8 (someone / make me a good offer) (I / sell my house)
…………………………………………………..
Answer
1 If Janine stayed in London, she’d find another job there. / Janine would stay in London if she found another job there.
2 If I won the lottery, I would buy a huge house.
3 Steve would start his own company if he could find enough investors.
4 If prices were not so high, I would buy more things.
5 You wouldn’t spend so much on food if you used coupons.
6 If Alison wasn’t so shy, she would be a better salesperson.
7 I wouldn’t be able to run my business if I didn’t have a mobile.
8 If someone made me a good offer I would sell my house.
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