Type 2 conditional is used to talk about imaginary or improbable situations.

In the type 2 conditional, we use simple past tense in the if-clause and would/could/might + first form of the verb in the main clause. Note that the type 2 conditional is also called the second conditional.

Fill in the blanks with a type 2 conditional form.

1. If the teacher arrived now, she …………………………. us for making a noise. (scold)

2. If I were a billionaire, I ………………………… a lot of money to charities. (donate)

3. If she ……………………….. now, we could go shopping. (arrive)

4. If you …………………………. your lessons, you would get good marks. (revise)

5. If she worked hard, she ………………………………. the promotion. (get)

6. If she ………………………….. better, she would get selected. (perform)

7. If you practiced every day, your performance ………………………….. (improve)

8. If you ate a lot of fruits and veggies, you …………………………….. ill less often. (fall)

9. If she ……………………………. (apologize), they would take her back.

10. If he ……………………………. more carefully, he would not meet with the accident. (drive)

Answers

1. If the teacher arrived now, she would scold us for making a noise.

2. If I were a billionaire, I would donate a lot of money to charities.

3. If she arrived now, we could go shopping.

4. If you revised your lessons, you would get good marks.

5. If she worked hard, she could get / would get the promotion.

6. If she performed better, she would get selected.

7. If you practiced every day, your performance would improve.

8. If you ate a lot of fruits and veggies, you would fall ill less often.

9. If she apologized, they would take her back.

10. If he drove more carefully, he would not meet with the accident.

Worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with a type 2 conditional verb form.

1. If you …………………….. a live wire, you would get an electric shock. (touch / touched / had touched)

2. If you arrived early, we …………………………… for a walk. (can go / could go / could have gone)

3. If you …………………………… help, you could call me. (need / needed / had needed)

4. If you exercised regularly, you ……………………………… your belly fat. (will lose / would lose / would have lost)

5. If I were taller, I ………………………………… the ceiling. (can touch / could touch / could have touched)

6. If you …………………………… carefully, you would not make so many mistakes. (listen / listened / had listened)

7. If she asked more politely, I ……………………………… her my car. (will lend / would lend / would have lent)

8. If they promptly …………………………. the dog to the vet, he would survive. (take / took / had taken)

9. If you ……………………………. me, you would not lose your job. (obey / obeyed / had obeyed)

10. If you ……………………………….. in the morning, you could meet my dad. (come / came / had come)

Answers

1. If you touched a live wire, you would get an electric shock.

2. If you arrived early, we could go for a walk.

3. If you needed help, you could call me.

4. If you exercised regularly, you would lose your belly fat.

5. If I were taller, I could touch the ceiling.

6. If you listened carefully, you would not make so many mistakes.

7. If she asked more politely, I would lend her my car.

8. If they promptly took the dog to the vet, he would survive.

9. If you obeyed me, you would not lose your job.

10. If you came in the morning, you could meet my dad.