were / If I were you / were to — Your Brain Is Lying About Your Dream Job
Grammar: Conditionals
Free ESL grammar exercise on were / if i were you / were to themed around your brain is lying about your dream job. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on work, practising conditionals. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
If you were to get a big promotion tomorrow, how happy would you be? Most people answer confidently: very happy. But psychologist Daniel Kahneman found something strange.
Grammar: Conditionals
- were (all persons)
- If I were a manager, I would change everything. — formal/subjunctive: use were for all subjects
- If I were you…
- If I were you, I would ask for a pay rise. — fixed advice phrase; never 'If I was you'
Sample items
- If I ______ you, I would speak to your manager about that trade-off before making a decision.
- If she ______ to leave the company, the whole team would lose a pivotal source of motivation.
- If he ______ more aware of hedonic adaptation, he would not overestimate his future job satisfaction.
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