Complete the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets using the second conditional. Use a comma to separate the main clause phrase from the subordinate clause phrase. Make sure you note that this use is only common in informal contexts, especially in spoken American English. Example: If you would talk a little more slowly, we'd be really grateful, David.
If your supervisor ...... (rest) for a while, we could ...... (get) out for lunch as well.
If the judge ...... (pronounce) the verdict more rigorously, the public might ...... (believe) his resolution.
If the fishmonger ...... (sell) fresh fish, he'd ...... (make) much more money.
If you ...... (conduct) an opinion poll, you might ...... (find) some really surprising results.
If the party leader ...... (introduce) the new policy, everybody would ...... (vote) for it.
If the police officers ...... (close) the junction, the drivers would ...... (have) to take the roundabout and go back a few hundred metres to get to the motorway.
All our neighbours might ...... (prepare) for the hurricane if local authorities ...... (issue) a warning.
Our volunteer workers would ...... (stay) as long as you need them, Martin, if you ...... (ask) them to.
The soldiers would ...... (fight) to the bitter end if the commander ...... (order) them to do so.
The nurses in our hospital could ...... (work) part-time as well if they ...... (need) more free time.
The government would ...... (place) more confidence in teachers if they ...... (deliver) better results.
The inspector wouldn't ...... (check) the quality of your work if you ...... (pay) him a bribe.