Second conditional exercises. Taken from several sources to create one.

1. Unit 15
Predicaments, Honesty
and Conditionals
WHAT WOULD
YOU DO IF
YOU.....?

2. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Often called the "unreal" conditional because
it is used for unreal - impossible or improbable
- situations. This conditional provides an
imaginary result for a given situation.
NOTE
The verb 'to be', when used in the 2nd
conditional, can be conjugated as ‘was’ or
‘were’ with the first and third persons.

3. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Unreal / Unlikely
Structure
If +  + verb in past + complement, +
base form + complement
 + would + verb in
If +  + didn’t + verb in present + complement, +
would/wouldn’t + verb in base form + complement

+
Examples:
If
I were the president of my country, I would change many things.
What
would you do if you had a lot of money?

4. Examples

5. SECOND CONDITIONAL
If somebody asked me to do a parachute jump for
charity, I would do it without thinking about it.
ENGLISH IV , UNIT 15

6. 2nd conditional
If I could change one
thing about myself, I
would change my
mouth
If she spoke less and
listened more,
she would have more
friends.

7. 2nd conditional
We would save a lot of
electricity if
we turned off the light.
You would be happier if
you studied for your
exams

8. 2nd conditional
I would spend more time
in my room if I had a
computer and internet.
The world would be a
better place if
we learned to be careful.

9. SECOND CONDITIONAL
If I could take vacations,
I would go to Paris.
INGLÉS IV

10. SECOND CONDITIONAL
I
can’t take you to the airport because I
don’t have a car.
___________________________________
I want to go on vacation but I don’t have
enough money.
___________________________________
ENGLISH IV

11. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Exercise

I want to change my job, but I don’t know what to do.
_________________________________

I had better study for the final exams, but I don’t
have all the information and I don’t have enough
time.
_________________________________

I want to buy a new dress, but I can’t find one I like.
_________________________________

12. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Speaking actitivity
• What would you do if you were a single parent?
•What would you do if you had one day of life?
•What would you do if you were the President of
your country?
Activity:
Write 2 questions using 2nd conditional
Write the name for the person you want to answer those questions.

13. SECOND CONDITIONAL
videos
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsKj6Dv8Jng
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEwcIsTKBU4
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff2wN3OVm3E