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Conditional Type 2

The document discusses the second conditional form in English grammar. It provides examples of conditional type 2 structures using 'if' and the past simple tense. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming and using the second conditional correctly in different contexts.

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Conditional Type 2

The document discusses the second conditional form in English grammar. It provides examples of conditional type 2 structures using 'if' and the past simple tense. It then provides exercises for learners to practice forming and using the second conditional correctly in different contexts.

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Department of English Language and Literature / Grammar

Level: 2nd Year Teacher: K. Hadj Sahraoui

Conditional Type 2

Form: if + simple past + would + stem or would + stem + if + simple past.


Uses:
 In the second conditional, the simple past is used in the condition clause. If
the be verb is being used, it is typical to use were in more formal contexts. If
you’re speaking informally though, was is more usual.
 Imaginary or unreal situations
 Impossible situations in the present or future
 Hypothesis
 Unlikely situations
 To give advice
Examples:
 If I had a map I would lend it to you. (But I haven’t a map so I could not
lend you a map. The meaning here is present) “unreality”.
 if someone tried to blackmail me I would tell the police. (But I do not expect
that anyone will try to blackmail me. The meaning here is future.)
“Improbability”
 If I were a bird, I would fly very high in the sky.
 If he changed his opinions, he would be a more likeable person.
 If my mother came into a fortune, she would give up working.
 If I lived near my office I’d be in time for work. (But I don’t live near my
office.)
 If I were you I’d plant some trees round the house. (But I am not you.)
 If a burglar came into my room at night I’d scream. (But I don’t expect a
burglar to come in.)
 If I had a million dollars, I would buy a large vacation home.
 If you tried again you might succeed.
 If I knew her number I could ring her up.
Practice on conditional type 2

Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the / a correct form.

1. If you ………. (do) more exercise, you ………… (feel) better.


2. What ………..(you / do) if you ………… (win) a million pounds?
3. If someone ………. (come) in here with a gun, I………. (be) very frightened.
4. If I ……….(be) you, I ……….. (learn) French before travelling to France.
5. I’m sure Fred ……….. (understand) if you …….(explain) the situation to
him.
6. My husband ………(be) very upset if I ……….. (lose) my wedding ring.

Exercise 2: Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II) by putting the verbs
into the correct form. Use conditional I with would in the main clause.

1. If we (have) …………. a big ship, we (sail) ……………… all the oceans.


2. If he (have) …………….. more time, he (learn) ………………. karate.
3. If they (tell) ……………. their grandmother, he (be) ……………… very
angry.
4. Ann (spend) …….. a week in the United Kingdom if it (be) ……. easier to get
a green card.
5. We (help) …………… you if we (know) ……………………. how.
6. My sister (buy) …………. a sports bicycle if he (have) …………….. money.
7. If I (feel) ………….. better, I (go)…………… to the school with you.
8. If you (go) ………….. by bike more often, you (be / not) ……………. so
flabby.
9. She (not / talk) …………… to you if she (be) ……………… mad at you.

Exercise 3: Complete the Conditional Sentences. Decide whether to use Type I


or II.

1. If they go to Algiers, they (see) ………….…………. the Martyrs Monument.


2. If she (have) ………………… a hamster, she would call him.
3. If he gave a baby a sweet, she (stop) …………………. crying.
4. If he (arrive) ………………. later, he will take a train.
5. We would understand him if he (speak) ………………… slowly and clearly.
6. Ann (cook)………………. dinner if we buy the food.
7. I will prepare food if I (wake up) ………………… early.
8. If they shared a room, they (fight) …………………. all day long.
9. If you hate walking in the forests, you (enjoy / not) ……………… the tour.
10.John would go jogging if he (have / not) ……………… to do his homework.
Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given.

1. ‘If you …………… (not/drink) so much, you …………… (not/gain) so much


weight,’ said Mike, laughing at his brother.
2. ‘You …………….. (not have) your meal tonight if you …………….
(not/apologize),’ Mike’s brother replied.
3. ‘If we …………… (run) faster, we ……………… (be) able to get on the
bus.’ Ann said to May breathlessly when the bus left.
4. ‘You ……………. (be) much happier if you ……………. (be) an ordinary
man,’ said the princess to the King.
5. If I ………….. (be) careful enough, I ……………. (not/get) hurt during the
handball competition. I only took part in the first 15 minutes!
6. If Jack ……………. (put) some warmer clothes on yesterday, he …………..
(not/catch) a cold today.
7. If I ………. (have) children, I …………. (educate) them wholeheartedly with
my love.
8. Be careful! If you ……………. (touch) that dog, it ……………. (bite) you.
9. I don’t know the details of their plan. If I ………. (do), I …………. (tell) you.
10.Last night Alex ruined his sweater when he washed it. If he ……………
(read) the label, he ……………… (not/wash) it in hot water.

References: Grammar for teachers/Prof Mouloud Ait Aissa

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