Fill in the gaps
I (not/be) ______ so stressed if you (help) ______ me sometimes.
I wouldn’t be so stressed if you helped me sometimes.
Were the Sun disappear, Earth would no longer be able to support life.
to disappear
If I were you, I'd do it.
Were I you, I'd do it.
If it __________ raining, we would have lunch outside.
A) wasn't
B) weren't
C) were
D) wouldn't be
B) weren't
When do we use Second Conditional?
The second conditional is a type of conditional sentence used to describe an unlikely or impossible situation in the present or future.
(she/help) _______ you if you (tell) ______ her about the problem?
Would she help you if you told her about the problem?
Were the negotiations fall through, it would bring about unforeseen problems.
to fall through
If you read this aloud, what tone would you use?
Were you to read this aloud, ...
If the kids __________ shouting all the time, perhaps I wouldn't feel so stressed.
A)wasn't
B) weren't
C) hadn't been
D) wouldn't be
b) weren't
were + subject + not
You (save) _______ so much money if you (not/eat) ______ out all the time.
You ’d save so much money if you didn’t eat out all the time.
Supposing you won the lottery, what can you do?
would
If you found a treasure, would you tell anyone?
Were you to find a treasure, ...
If Bob weren't working on Saturday, he ... to the barbecue
a) would come
b) wouldn't come
c) would be coming
d) wouldn't be coming
a) would come
What is the punctuation in 2nd Conditional?
If _____, _____.
_______ if ____.
If you (find) _____ £1000 on the ground, (you/keep) _____ the money?
If you found £1000 on the ground, would you keep the money?
If + Past Perfect, Would + Base Form Of The Verb
Past Simple
Weren't we/Were we not to build more roads, the traffic system would collapse by 2020.
Were we not
If I __________ a child, I would raise him in a village.
A) wasn't having
B) wouldn't be having
C) weren't having
D) would have
C) weren't having
When do we use Past Continuous in the 2nd conditional?
We use Past Continuous in the 2nd conditional to talk about something that would happen if something else was in progress.
Supposing you won the lottery, what ___ you buy?
would
If he had the ability to manipulate reality with my thoughts, the ethical implications and consequences would have been staggering, reshaping society as we know it.
would have been - would be
If he apologised tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it. (use inversion)
Were he to apologise tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it.
If I ... my dad cook dinner, I would be playing on my computer
a) wasn't helping
b) weren't helping
c) didn't help
d) don't help
b) weren't helping
What is the meaning of using the modal verb 'might'?
It is used for possibility