Second Conditional
Quiz
Choose the correct answers.
What is the structure of the second conditional?
- If + present ... will + infinitive
- If + past ... would + infinitive
- If + past perfect ... would + have + past participle
- If + present ... present / imperative
Which of the following sentences displays a second conditional construction?
- If you put paper on fire, it burns.
- If you put the money on the table, nobody would take it away.
- If you had put the money on the table, nobody would have taken it away.
- If you are putting money on the table, nobody will take it away.
What does the construction 'If + past ... could + infinitive' express?
- permission or ability
- probability or ability
- permission or probability
- command
What does the construction 'If + past ... might + infinitive' express?
- command
- permission
- possibility
- ability
When do we use the second conditional?
- When talking about unreal situations, ie actions and events which will probably never happen.
- When talking about real situations, ie actions and events which will or may happen in the present or the future.
- When talking about unreal situations in the past which could never have happened.
- When talking about atemporal events and actions.
Which of the sentences below is used in the second conditional to give advice?
- You should take a break.
- If I were you, I'd take a break.
- Take a break.
- Why don't you take a break?
Which of the following suggestions is less formal and official?
- If I were you, I'd have a look at the notes.
- If I was you, I'd take a look at the notes.
Which of the conditional sentences is a little more polite?
- Will you help me if I ask you nicely?
- Would you help me if I asked you nicely?
What's the closest synonym to the following sentence?
'If I were you, I wouldn't go out tonight.'
- If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't go out tonight.
- You shouldn't go out tonight.
- Why should you go out tonight?
- I guess you should stay at home.