The second conditional is used for talking about unreal situations in the present or in the future.

full form I would short form I´d

look

looks

will look would look

have

had

will have

would have

would have

stayed

have

stayed

had

would stay

had

stayed- - - -

could talkcan talk

talk

will talk

The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present or future - things

which don´t or won´t happen.

I don´t live in Japan - that´s impossible.

Paula would be sad if Jan left.Jan will not leave - that´s not going to happen.

If dogs had wings, they would be able to fly.

Dogs don´t have wings - that´s impossible.

If I lived in Japan, I would have sushi every day.

look

looks

will look

would look

have

had

will have

would have

would have

stayed

have

stayed

had

would stay

had

stayed

-

- -

could talk

can talk

talk

will talk

Solution

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BE whatever the subject, the verb form is "were", not "was": If I were rich, I'd buy a big house.

If I were you, I would drive more carefully.

I am not you - this is unreal.

is was will be would be

is was were would be

BE whatever the subject, the verb form is "were", not "was": If I were rich, I'd buy a big house.

If I were you, I would drive more carefully. I am not you - this is

unreal.

is was will be

would be

is was

were

would be

Solution

Write the correct form of each verb

1. If Joe ...................(be) here, he ....................(catch) some fish for dinner.

2. It ....................(be) nice if the rain .......................(stop)! 3. I .......................(sing) you a song if .........................(have) my

guitar. 4. If I ........................(have) a better sleeping bag,

I ........................... (not feel) so cold. 5. If this tent ................(be) smaller, one of us ................ (have

to sleep) outside!6. We ....................... (tell) her name if we .......................(know)

it. 7. If we ...................(have) some eggs, I ..................... (make)

you a cake. 8. If you .................(not be) so busy, I ....................(show) you

how to play. 9. The kitchen .......................(look) better if we ..............(have)

red curtains. 10.It .................. (be) quicker if you .....................(use) a

computer.

Write the correct form of each verb

1. If Joe were here, he would catch some fish for dinner.

2. It would be nice if the rain stopped! 3. I would sing you a song if had my guitar. 4. If I had a better sleeping bag, I wouldn´t feel

so cold. 5. If this tent were smaller, one of us would

have to sleep outside! 6. We would tell her name if we knew it. 7. If we had some eggs, I would make you a

cake. 8. If you weren´t so busy, I would show you how

to play. 9. The kitchen would look better if we had red

curtains. 10.It would be quicker if you used a computer.

Solution