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second conditional • W e can also use coidd in stead o f wotdd in the
o th e r clause.
second conditional sentences: if+ simple past, would/ wouldn't + base form 2 A fte r if we can use was o r were w ith 7, he,

and she.
1 If I had a jo b , I’d get m y ow n ap artm en t. 4 17)))
3 W e o fte n use second co n d itio n als b eg in n in g If
If D avid spoke good E n g lish , he could get a jo b in th a t new h otel.
I were you, I’d ... to give advice. H ere w e don’t
I would get along b e tte r w ith m y p arents i f I didn’t live w ith th em .
u sually use If I was you ...
I wouldn’t do th a t jo b u n less they paid me a really good salary.
2 I f you r sister were h ere, sh e’d know w h at to do.
First or second conditional?
I f it was w arm er, we could take a sw im .
If I have time, I’ll help you. (= this is a real
3 I f I were you , I’d buy a new com pu ter. situation; it’s possible that I’ll have time - first
conditional)
If I had time, I’d help you. (= this is a
hypothetical / imaginary situation; I don’t
actually have time - second conditional)
would / wouldn’t + base form
We also often use would / wouldn't + base
form (without an if clause) when we talk
about imaginary situations.
My ideal vacation would be a week in the
Bahamas.
• W e use the seco n d co n d itio n al to talk ab ou t a h y p oth etical / im aginary I’d never buy a car as big as yours.
p resen t o r fu tu re situ atio n and its con seq u en ce.
If I had a jo b ... (= 1 d o n ’t have a jo b - I ’m im ag in in g it.)
1 W e use the sim p le past a fte r if and would / wouldn’t + b ase fo rm in the
o th er clause.

a W r ite s e c o n d c o n d itio n a l s e n te n c e s . b F ir s t o r s e c o n d c o n d itio n a l? C o m p le te w ith th e c o r r e c t
fo r m o f th e v e rb .
I (n o t live) w ith m y p a re n ts i f I (n o t have to)
/ wouldn’t live with my parents if I didn’t have to. I’ll stay w ith m y siste r i f I h av e to g o to B o s to n fo r m y
jo b in terv iew , (stay)
1 N ick (n o t have to co m m u te ) ev ery day i f h e (w ork)
fr o m h o m e I’d buy m y o w n a p a rtm e n t i f I had en o u g h m oney.
2 I f th e y (n o t have) su ch a n o isy d og, th e y (g et alo n g ) (have)
b e tte r w ith th e ir n e ig h b o rs 1 M y k id s __________ e a rlie r i f th ey d id n ’t g o to b ed so
la te, (g e t up)
3 I (n o t buy) th a t b ik e i f I (b e) you - it ’s to o ex p e n siv e
4 W e (se ll) o u r h o u se i f so m e b o d y (o ffe r) u s en o u g h 2 W h e r e ___________y o u ___________ i f you go to co lleg e? (live)
m on ey 3 I f you m a k e d in n e r, I ___________th e d ish e s, (do)
5 I f m y m o th e r-in -la w (live) w ith u s, w e (get) d iv o rced 4 I f y o u __________ y o u r jo b , w h a t w ill you d o ? (lo se)
6 you (sh are) a n a p a rtm e n t w ith m e i f I (pay) h a lf 5 W e w o u ld n ’t h av e a d o g i f w e ___________a y ard , (n o t
th e ren t? halve)
7 I f m y siste r (clean ) h er ro o m m o re o fte n , it (n o t be) 6 H o w w ill you g et to w o rk i f y o u __________ y o u r ca r?
su ch a m e ss (sell)
8 Y ou (n o t tre a t) m e lik e th is i f you rea lly (love) m e 7 I f w e sit in th e sh ad e, w e ___________su n b u rn ed , (n o t get)
9 I f w e (p a in t) th e k itc h e n w h ite , it (lo o k ) b ig g er 8 I f you co u ld ch a n g e o n e th in g in y o u r life , w h a t_________
10 you (th in k ) a b o u t c a m p in g i f you (n o t ca n a ffo rd ) to stay i t ___________? (be)
in a h o tel? 9 H e w o n ’t b e ab le to pay n e x t m o n th ’s re n t i f h e __________
a jo b so o n , (n o t fin d )
10 I f sh e had a jo b , s h e __________ so la te ev ery n ig h t.
(n o t stay up)

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