True or False
We use should, or might instead of would in second conditionals.
False.
If I _______ (be) you, I _______ (get) a new job.
If I were you, I 'd get a new job.
If she ______ (study) she ______ (pass) the exam.
If she had studied she would have passed the exam.
Explain how to form the second conditional.
if + Past Simple (condition) + would + base verb (result)
We use second conditionals when talking about real possibilities that this condition will happen.
False.
If we _______ (not/be) friends, I _______ (be) angry with you.
If we weren't friends, I 'd be angry with you.
If you ______ (not/be) late, we ______ (not/miss) the bus.
If you hadn't been late, we wouldn't have missed the bus.
Explain how to form the third conditional.
if + Past Perfect (condition) + would have + past participle (result)
In third conditionals, we can use should have, could have, and might have instead of would have.
True.
If we _______ (win) the lottery, we _______ (travel) the world.
If we won the lottery, we 'd travel the world.
If we ______ (arrive) earlier, we ______ (see) John.
If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen John.
Find the mistake:
If I marry Mary, I would be happy.
(Hint: Second conditional)
If I married Mary, I would be happy.