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

 Which decade would you visit if you had a time machine?

 How would you feel if you changed school tomorrow?

 How much money would you give to your friends if you won 1 million euros?

 What activities would you do if you lived in the Caribbean?

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?

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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.

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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