q('lose#If you ..... my iPod, I\'ll break your neck. (to lose)
You can believe my threat!');
q('win#If I ..... the lottery, I\'ll buy a new house. (to win)
I\'m neutral or even a little optimistic about my chances of winning.');
q('snowed#I\'d be really surprised if it ..... tomorrow. (to snow)
It\'s May so snow is possible but not very likely.');
q('had#I wish I ..... more time to relax. (to have)
That\'s what I\'d like now. But unfortunately I\'m too busy.');
q('had had#I wish I ..... more time to study for the test last week. I\'m sure I would have got a better grade. (to have)
But the teacher only told us one day in advance and so I got a bad grade.');
q('won#If I ..... the lottery, I would buy a new house. (to win)
I don\'t really expect to win.');
q('will get#If you don\'t study for the test, you ..... a bad grade. (to get)
This is certainly true. It\s a difficult test!');
q('would have got#If you hadn\'t studied for the test, you ..... a bad grade. (to get)
But you did study, so you didn\'t get a bad grade.');
q('walked#What would you do if a horse ..... into the classroom right now. (to walk)
This is very unlikely but I\'d like to know your answer.');
q('had not taken#I would have got very wet if I ..... my umbrella with me. It started to rain heavily just after I left the house. (to take)
But I did take my umbrella so I didn\'t get wet.');
q('do not stop#If you ..... smoking you will die of lung cancer. (to stop)
This is my firm prediction.');
q('said#If I ..... you look pretty, would you give me a kiss? (to say)
But I\'m probably not going to say it!');
q('would not feel#You ... so tired if you went for a walk in the fresh air from time to time. (to feel)
But you are lazy and I don\'t expect you to do it.');
q('knew#I would call her if I ..... her number. (to know)
But I don\'t know her number, so I can\'t call her.');
q('would have called#I ..... her if I had known her number. (to call)
But I didn\'t know her number, so I didn\'t call her.');
q('were#If I ..... you I would go and apologize to her. (to be)
But I am not you. (Some people say \'was\' in sentences like this, but there is a more correct answer.)');
q('would not dance#I ..... with him even if he were the last boy on earth! (to dance)
He\'s not the last boy on earth.');
q('had won#I would have bought a house in France if I ..... the lottery. (to win)
But I didn\'t win so I couldn\'t buy the house.');
q('come#If you ..... late to class you will get a detention. (to come)
This is a promise!');
q('used#Would you mind if I ..... your computer? (to use)
Conditional 2 is used in polite requests like this.');
q('had known#I wish I ..... she could speak English. It would have made things much easier. (to know)
But I didn\'t know and this made things difficult.');
q('will not be#I ..... happy if you forget your homework again. (to be)
This is a promise (or threat!) that you should take seriously.');
q('read#My ESL teacher would be very happy if I ..... everyday. (to read)
He and I both know that this is not very likely.');
q('did not speak#I\'m sure I would feel lonely here if I ..... German. (to speak)
But I do speak German, so I\'m not lonely.');
q('would be able to#I wish I didn\'t have so much homework. Then I ..... go swimming with my friends (can)
But I do have a lot of work, so I can\'t go swimming. (One answer is \'could\'. What is the alternative 4-word answer?)');
q('would walk#If I didn\'t live so far away, I ..... to school every day. (to walk)
But I do live far away - too far to walk to school.');
q('had not eaten#I wish I ..... so much. Then I wouldn\'t feel so sick now. (to eat)
But I did eat too much and I do feel sick now.');
q('had had#I would never have had the time to finish the test, if I ..... to look up the meanings of many new words. (must)
But there were not many new words, so I didn\'t have to use my dictionary very much, so I did have time to finish the test.');
q('would have been#I ..... very angry, if she had told everyone my secret. (to be)
But she didn\'t tell, so I had no need to get angry.');
q('will not be able to#If you don\'t lend me the money I ..... go on holiday. (can)
This is a fact. I can forget my holiday if I don\'t get more money.');