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Present Unreal Conditional

FORM

[If ... simple past ..., ... would + verb ...]

[... would + verb ... if ... simple past ...]

The present unreal conditional (also called conditional 2) is used to talk about what you
would generally do in imaginary situations.

Examples:

 If I owned a car, I would drive to work. But I don't own a car.


 She would travel around the world if she had more money. But she doesn't have
much money.
 I would read more if I didn't watch so much TV.
 Mary would move to Japan if she spoke Japanese.
 If they worked harder, they would earn more money.
 A: What would you do if you won the lottery?
B: I would buy a house.
 A: Where would you live if you moved to the U.S.?
B: I would live in Seattle.

EXCEPTION If I were ...

In the present unreal conditional, the form "was" is not considered grammatically correct.
In written English or in testing situations, you should always use "were." However, in
everyday conversation, "was" is often used.

Examples:

 If he were French, he would live in Paris.


 If she were rich, she would buy a yacht.
 I would play basketball if I were taller.
 I would buy that computer if it were cheaper.
 I would buy that computer if it was cheaper. Not Correct (But often said in
conversation.)

Exercise I
1. What would you __________ if you won the lottery?
a. do b. did
b. c. was doing d. was do

2. She wouldn't be nervous if she ________ her homework.


a. would do b. did
c. does d. do

3. If my grandfather ________ alive, he ________ 110 years old.


a. were / was b. would be / were
c. was / will be d. were / would be
4. If you printed on both sides, you ________ paper.
a. were saved b. saved
c. would save d. would be save

5. We ________ football if the weather were good.


a. would be able to play b. would were able to play
c. were able to play d. will be able to play

6. If you ________ a bike you wouldn't cycle to school.


a. don't have b. didn't have
c. not had d. weren't have

7. The film ________ more interesting if it ________ a happy ending.


a. would be / has b. were / would have
c. was / would have d. would be / had

8. If my father ________ me a ticket, I ________ to the cinema.


a. didn't buy / wouldn't go b. weren't buy / won't go
c. wouldn't buy / didn't go d. wasn't buy / won't go

9. What would you do if you ________ invisible?


a. will become b. would become
c. became d. were become

10. If he ________ to İstanbul, he ________ the Blue Mosque.


a. would go / visited b. went / would visit
c. were go / visited d. went / were visited

Exercise II
1. She'd be quite pretty if she __________ so much make-up.
a. didn't wear b. wears
c. will wear d. won't wear

2. I'm terrified of planes. I'd feel much safer if we ................ by boat.


a. will go b. I've been going
c. had gone d. were going

3. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people ---- the same language?
a. will speak b. speak
c. had spoken d. spoke

4. If I were in your shoes, I think I ---- to her rather than try to explain what has happened over the
phone.
a. spoke b. have spoken
c. would speak d. will speak

5. I’m sure we ____ on better terms with the manager if she ____ us so disrespectfully all the
time.
a. would be / didn’t treat b. have been / weren’t treating
c. were / hadn’t been treating d. will have been / isn’t treating
6. If the classroom ____ with an overhead projector, it ____ lessons more interesting.
a. had equipped / could have made b. were equipped / would make
c. had been equipped / will have made d. won’t be equipped / might make

7. Many people believe that football stadiums ____ safer places for families to go if strict
measures ____ to solve the problem of football hooliganism.
a. had been / would be taken b. were to be / are taken
c. have been / could have been taken d. would be / were taken

8. Why are you buying so many books all the time? If you ____ a library, you ____ money by
borrowing them.
a. were joining / saved b. joined / would be able to save
c. have joined / could have saved d. could join / have saved

9. If we ____ baby sitters, we ____ out more often, but we prefer to leave our children in the care
of our parents, whom we don’t want to bother too often.
a. have trusted / had gone b. trust / would have gone
c. can trust / might have gone d. trusted / could go

10. If she ____ the national lottery, she _____ in a town on the South coast.
a. has won / would have lived b. wins / has lived
c. wins / lived d. won / would live

Answer Keys

Exercise I

1. do 2. did

3. were / would be 4. would save

5. would be able to play 6. didn't have

7. would be / had 8. didn't buy / wouldn't go

9. became 10. went / would visit

Exercise II
1. a. didn't wear 2. d. were going

3. d. spoke 4. c. would speak

5. a. would be / didn’t treat 6. b. were equipped / would make

7. d. would be / were taken 8. b. joined / would be able to save

9. d. trusted / could go 10. d. won / would live

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