Second Conditional

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

"If I could have climbed every day and never sold a single thing, I would have been happy," he said. "If we didn't do something bold, we would just be talking," Chouinard said in 2022. He could have walked away from the company and kept the money.

Grammar Reference · Second Conditional

Second conditional

If I had more time, I would travel. — if + past simple, would + base verb

Second vs first

If I get the job, I will start Monday. vs If I got the job, I would start

could / might as

If she left now, she might find something better. — might/could = less certain than would

Common error

If I would have more time... ✗ → If I had more time... ✓ — never would after if

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Second Conditional

1.If Chouinard his conviction, he would have sold the company.

2.If she a better trade-off, she might stay in her current role.

3.Would you take the leap if the labour market more opportunities?

4.If he so self-made, he would rely on investors more.

5.They set up a business if they had more ambition.

6.If she turned down the offer, she pursue a completely different career path.

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.If I would have more ambition, I would set up a business.

2.She would turns down the offer if the salary was too low.

3.If the labour market will improve, more people would take the leap.

4.If he followed his passion, he might becomes self-made.

5.Would she pursued a different career path if she had the chance?

6.If they didn't believe in their founding principle, they would sold everything.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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