5.5.2.1: Practice with Present Unreal (Second) Conditional
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Exercise 1:Chose the correct answer to complete the sentence in the form of Present Unreal Conditional
- If there ________ no mosquitos, there would be no malaria.
A. would be B. are
C. were D. was
- We'd be on the beach if we ________ in Mexico.
A. would be B. were
C. will be D. are
- He's so stupid! If he ________ an animal, he would be a sheep.
A. were B. would be
C. is D. was
- If her hair were black, she ________ completely different.
A. would look B. looks
C. will look D. look
- If I ________ a penny for every can of soda I've drunk in my life, I would be rich!
A. would have B. have
C. will have D. had
- We would learn a lot from dolphins if they ________.
A. talk B. can talk
C. could talk D. will talk
- If smoking were allowed, I ________ a cigarette.
A. had B. would have
C. will have D. have
- If the weather ________ better, we ________ to the park.
A. were... will go B. were... would go
C. is... would go D. was... go
- We don't mind camping, but if we ________ enough money, we ________ in a hotel.
A. have... stayed B. had... would stay
C. would have...stayed D. had... stayed
- If he were a young man, he ________ able to walk faster.
A. was B. would be
C. is D. would
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the forms of the Present Unreal (Second) Conditional
1. If Joe ______________ (be) here, he ______________(catch) some fish for supper.
2. It ______________ (be) nice if the rain ______________ (stop)!
3. I ______________ (sing) you a song if I ______________ (have) my guitar.
4. If I ______________ (have) a better sleeping bag, I ______________ (not feel) so cold.
5. If this tent ______________ (be) any smaller, one of us ______________ (have to sleep) outside!
6. I ______________ (look) out for bears if I ______________ (be) you!
7. If I ______________ (not be) so hungry, 1. I ______________ (share) my beans with you.
Exercises 1 and 2 from UVIC Study Zone licensed for use under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International.
Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with the forms of the Present Unreal (Second) Conditional
1. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new car.
2. If he _________________ (be) younger, he _________________ (sleep) less.
3. If we _________________ (not / be) sisters, I _________________ (not / talk) to you ever again.
4. If I _________________ (have) enough money, I _________________ (build) huge mansion.
5. If they _________________ (not / be) always so messy, the house _________________(be) clean all the time.
6. If England _________________ (win) the World Cup, I _________________ (jump) for joy.
7. If you _________________ (get) a pay rise, we _________________ (go) to the Bahamas.
8. If I _________________ (learn) Arabic, I _________________(find) work as a translator.
9. If we _________________ (live) in Spain, I _________________ (not / need) central heating.
10. If she _________________ (work) harder, she _________________ (not / have) a bad job.
Exercise 4: Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. If you were an animal, which animal would you be? Why?
2. If you went back in time, which year would you go to? Why?
3. If you were a superhero, what would your powers be?
4. If you drove a sports car, which model would you drive?
5. If you became fluent in English overnight, what would you do next?
6. If you could take a vacation tomorrow, where would you go?
7. If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?
Exercises 3 and 4 from We Love Teaching English is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution - Non-Commercial - No-Derivatives 4.0 International License