second conditional
Complete: If I ___ (be) rich, I would buy a big house.
If I were rich, I would buy a big house.
Fill in: The man ___ is talking is my teacher.
who → The man who is talking is my teacher.
Change to reported: “I’m tired,” she said.
She said (that) she was tired.
Which reporting verb? She said she was sorry.
apologized. → She apologized.
Complete: If I ___ (study), I would have passed the test.
had studied → If I had studied, I would have passed the test.
True or false: The second conditional is used for real future situations.
FALSE
Which is correct? The woman who lives next door / The woman lives next door.
Correct: The woman who lives next door.
Report: “We are studying English,” they said.
They said (that) they were studying English.
Use promise to report: “I’ll help you.”
He promised to help me.
True or false: The third conditional is about the past.
True.
Make a second conditional sentence with travel.
If I traveled to Japan, I would eat sushi every day.
Join: I met a girl. She speaks five languages.
I met a girl who speaks five languages.
Direct → Reported: “I will call you tomorrow,” he told me.
He told me (that) he would call me the next day.
Use advise in a reported speech sentence.
She advised me to study more.
Make a third conditional with leave earlier.
Example: If I had left earlier, I wouldn’t have missed the train.
Correct the mistake: If she will study, she would pass.
If she studied, she would pass.
Choose: The book which / who is on the table belongs to me.
The book which is on the table belongs to me.
What happens to can in reported speech?
can → could in reported speech.
Replace said: He said, “I didn’t steal it.” → reporting verb?
denied. → He denied stealing it.
Correct the mistake: If she studied, she would passed the exam.
Corrected: If she had studied, she would have passed the exam.
Transform: I don’t have time, so I can’t learn the guitar. → Second conditional.
If I had time, I would learn the guitar.
Make a sentence with where in a defining relative clause.
Example: This is the café where we first met.
Report: “Did you finish the homework?” the teacher asked.
The teacher asked if I had finished the homework.
Make a sentence with remind in reported speech.
She reminded me to lock the door.
Transform: I missed the bus because I woke up late. → Third conditional.
If I hadn’t woken up late, I wouldn’t have missed the bus.