Read the Learn this! box and complete it. Underline all the examples of the second conditional in the dialogue.
LEARN THIS! The second conditional We use the second conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or event and its result. We use the 1_________ tense for the situation or event and 2_________+ infinitive without to for the result. |
LEARN THIS! The second conditional (Câu điều kiện loại 2) We use the second conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or event and its result. (Chúng ta sử dụng câu điều kiện loại 2 để nói về một tình huống hoặc sự kiện tưởng tượng và kết quả của nó.) We use the 1 past tense for the situation or event and 2 would / could + infinitive without to for the result. (Chúng ta sử dụng thì 1past cho tình huống hoặc sự kiện và 2 would / could + động từ nguyên thể không có ‘to’ cho kết quả.) |
Alfie: This is an amazing place. I wish I lived here.
Macy: Me too. If only I were a member of the Howard family!
Alfie: But if it were my house, I wouldn't allow people to visit.
Macy: That's mean! You'd get bored on your own.
Alfie: Oh, I'd let my friends visit, of course. But not the public.
Macy: If you had a party, you could invite hundreds of people!
Alfie: I know. The parties would be better if I made a few changes, though.
Macy: What kinds of changes?
Alfie: Well, if those trees weren't there, there'd be room for a swimming pool!
Macy: You could make some changes inside as well. I mean, look at this corridor.
Alfie: The Antique Passage, you mean?
Macy: Yes. If you took away all the statues, you could build a great bowling alley there!
