1 Match the sentence halves. Then choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 If electric cars were cheaper, …E…
2 I would put solar panels on my roof
3 If you weren’t on your phone all day,
4 I could vote in the elections
5 This shirt might fit better
6 If more people shared car journeys,
A if the collar was / is a bit looser.
B their carbon footprint will be / would be smaller.
C if I am / were two years older.
D you might / will get more work done.
E more people buy / would buy them.
F if I live / lived somewhere sunny.
Answer
2 F, lived
3 D, might
4 C, were
5 A, was
6 B, would be
2 Complete the second conditional sentences in the chain of consequences using the words in brackets. The first part of each sentence begins with the last part of the previous sentence.
1 If there were more bike lanes in the city, ……people would cycle more…… . (people / cycle / more)
2 If ……people cycled more……, …………………………….. . (there / be / less pollution)
3 If …………………………….., …………………………….. . (the air / be / cleaner)
4 If …………………………….., …………………………….. . (people / be / healthier)
5 If …………………………….., …………………………….. . (everyone / feel / happier)
6 If …………………………….., …………………………….. . (the whole country / benefit)
Answer
2 there would be less pollution.
3 If there was/were less pollution, the air would be cleaner.
4 If the air was/were cleaner, people would be healthier.
5 If people were healthier, everyone would feel happier.
6 If everyone felt happier, the whole country would benefit.
3 Write second conditional questions with you.
1 What / do / see / a snake / in your bedroom / ?
……What would you do if you saw a snake in your bedroom?……
2 Which decade / visit / have / a time machine / ?
…………………………………………..
3 How / feel / change / school / tomorrow / ?
…………………………………………..
4 How much money / give / to your friends / win / 1 million euros / ?
…………………………………………..
5 What activities / do / live / in the Caribbean / ?
…………………………………………..
Answer
2 Which decade would you visit if you had a time machine?
3 How would you feel if you changed school tomorrow?
4 How much money would you give to your friends if you won 1 million euros?
5 What activities would you do if you lived in the Caribbean?
4 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 I will be grateful if you could give me some information.
……I would be grateful if you could give me some information. ……
2 If only every mission would be as easy as this one.
…………………………………………..
3 If I can choose my dream job, I would be a pilot.
…………………………………………..
4 I wish that I have less homework.
…………………………………………..
5 If nobody drove a car, how do our lives change?
…………………………………………..
Answer
2 If only every mission was as easy as this one.
3 If I could choose my dream job, I would be a pilot.
4 I wish that I had less homework.
5 If nobody drove a car, how would our lives change?
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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could didn’t have lived were would |
1 If only today ……were…… Saturday.
2 I wish I ………………. to study tomorrow night.
3 I wish I ………………. come to your birthday, but I’m flying that day.
4 I wish people ………………. stop taking my pens without asking.
5 Do you wish you ………………. a little closer to the centre?
Answer
2 didn’t have
3 could
4 would
5 lived
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
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be can give up make mean think |
Sometimes I wish the government 1……would think…… more about the future of the planet. If I 2………………. in charge, I 3………………. fossil fuels illegal, but I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon. If only we 4………………. find a way to stop polluting. You know, I 5………………. everything I own if it 6………………. cleaner air for us all to breathe!
Answer
2 were
3 would make
4 could
5 would give up
6 meant
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