TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF AMBATO

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Worksheet

Members: Jhofre W. Caiza, Andrea Díaz

Date: Saturday,28th July 2018 Level: B1+I1

SECOND CONDITIONAL - EXERCISE 1

Exercise 1
Rewrite the sentences and use the second conditional. Keep the same meaning.
Example
My car is out of order. I won't drive you there.
If my car wasn't out of order, I would drive you there.
I don't know his address. I can't contact him.

1. If I .............................. his address, I could contact him.

He is ill. He can't go skiing.
2. If he wasn't ill, he ........................... skiing.
He doesn't like tomatoes. He won't eat the salad.
3. If he .......................... tomatoes, he would eat the salad.
I travel on my own because I speak English.
4. I wouldn't travel on my own if I ........................................... English.
We don't have enough room in our house. You can't stay with us.
5. If we ...................... enough room in our house, you could stay with us.
You aren't lucky. You won't win.
6. If you were lucky, you .................................... .
I go to bed early because I work so hard.
7. I wouldn't go to bed early if I ........................................ so hard.
I am eighteen. I can vote.
8. If I ......................... eighteen, I couldn't vote.
Go to Corfu. You may like it.
9. If you went to Corfu, you .................................... it.
You'll manage it. Don't panic.
10. You would manage it if you .............................................. .

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Worksheet - Answer

Exercise 1
Rewrite the sentences and use the second conditional. Keep the same meaning.

Key with answers

Exercise 1

1. If I knew his address, I could contact him.

2. If he wasn't ill, he could go skiing.

3. If he liked tomatoes, he would eat the salad.

4. I wouldn't travel on my own if I didn't speak English.

5. If we had enough room in our house, you could stay with us.

6. If you were lucky, you would win.

7. I wouldn't go to bed early if I didn't work so hard.

8. If I weren't eighteen, I couldn't vote.

9. If you went to Corfu, you might like it.

10. You would manage it if you didn't panic.

https://www.e-grammar.org/conditional-2-exercises-pdf/
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