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Do the exercise below on conditional sentences type 2 and click the button to check your answers.
Before doing the exercises, you may want to read the lesson on conditional sentences.
If you need help, jump to the quick review of conditional sentence type 2 at the end of this post.
Conditional Type 2 Exercises
Exercise 1: Matching Halves of Sentences
- Goal: Match the first half (if-clause) with the correct second half (result clause).
Match the sentences to form a third conditional sentence
| If-clause (A) | Result Clause (B) |
|---|---|
| 1. If I had more free time, | a) she would call him. |
| 2. If she knew his number, | b) I would travel the world. |
| 3. If we won the lottery, | c) I would help the tourists. |
| 4. If he studied harder, | d) he would pass the exam. |
| 5. If I were you, | e) we would visit them more often. |
| 6. If they lived closer, | f) I would take the job. |
| 7. If I could speak Spanish, | g) we would buy a mansion. |
1–b, 2–a, 3–g, 4–d, 5–f, 6–e, 7–c
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Exercise 3: Sentence Transformation
- Goal: Rewrite sentences using conditional type 2.
- Example: I am poor. I can’t travel the world. → If I were rich, I would travel the world.
Rewrite the sentences using conditional type 2.
- I don’t have enough money. I can’t buy a car.
- She is tired. She can’t go to the party.
- He doesn’t speak French. He can’t travel to Paris easily.
- They don’t have a car. They can’t visit us.
- I don’t have a mobile phone. I can’t call her.
1. → If I had enough money, I would buy a car.
2. → If she weren’t so tired, she would go to the party.
3. → If he spoke French, he could travel to Paris easily.
4. → If they had a car, they would visit us.
5. → If I had a mobile phone, I would call her
2. → If she weren’t so tired, she would go to the party.
3. → If he spoke French, he could travel to Paris easily.
4. → If they had a car, they would visit us.
5. → If I had a mobile phone, I would call her
Second Conditional – Quick Recap

- Form: If + past simple, would + base verb
→ If I had more time, I would travel more. - Used for unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future
- The situation is unlikely or impossible at the moment
- Were is often used instead of was for all subjects
→ If I were you, I would… - The if-clause and main clause can be reversed
→ I would travel more if I had more time.


