контрольна робота.Second conditional

Second conditional

1 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

0 I can’t do much travelling because I haven’t got enough money.

If I had enough money, I would do lots of travelling.

1 I can’t tell Martin the truth – it’s unbelievable!

If I told Martin the truth, he                         believe me.

2 My mum is on her feet all day because she’s a hairdresser.

My mum                         on her feet all day if she wasn’t a hairdresser.

3 ­Is it possible to have flexible hours and work from home?

Could you have flexible hours if you                         from home?

4 Zak always arrives late for school because his bus isn’t on time.

If Zak’s bus                         on time, he wouldn’t be late for school.

5 I don’t think you should take the job at the bank.

I wouldn’t take the job at the bank if                         you.

6 David can’t afford to go to Australia because he’s so badly paid.

If David                         so badly paid, he could afford to go to Australia.

7 Peter behaves so badly in class that his teacher gets very cross with him.

If Peter                         so badly in class, his teacher wouldn’t get cross with him.         

8 It’s lucky that Olivia’s got a mobile phone – she’s able to contact us.

Olivia                         able to contact us if she didn’t have a mobile phone.   

ANSWERS

1 wouldn’t: We need would in this part of the sentence, and it needs to be negative – because the speaker says the truth is unbelievable.

2 wouldn’t be: This part of the sentence needs the negative form of would, and the verb be. We use the infinitive form of the verb after would.

3 worked: In the if clause of second conditional sentences, we need the verb to be in the past tense, so work becomes worked.

4 was / were: In the if clause of second conditional sentences, we need the verb to be in the past tense, so isn’t in the first sentence becomes was. We can also say were, although we tend to use this when we’re writing rather than speaking.

5 I were: This is an expression we use when we’re giving someone advice, If I were you, I would / wouldn’t...

6 wasn’t: The is in the first sentence becomes past in the second sentence, in the negative.

7 didn’t behave: In the if clause, we need the verb to be in the past, and also negative, so behaves in the first sentence becomes didn’t behave in the second.

8 wouldn’t be: We need the negative of would. We use the infinitive without to after would.