1. There isn’t a library in my neighborhood. I cannot borrow books.

<Không có thư viện trong khu phố của tôi. Tôi không thể mượn sách.>

If there was a library in my neighborhood, I could borrow books.

<Nếu có thư viện trong khu phố của tôi, tôi có thể mượn sách.>
2. My health is not good. I don’t play extreme sports.

<Sức khỏe của tôi không tốt. Tôi không chơi thể thao mạo hiểm.>

If my health was good, I could play extreme sports.

<Nếu sức khỏe tốt, tôi có thể chơi các môn thể thao mạo hiểm.>
3. We cannot go for a picnic because it is pouring with rain.

<Chúng tôi không thể đi dã ngoại vì trời đổ mưa.>

If it wasn't pouring with rain, we could go for a picnic.

<Nếu trời không đổ mưa, chúng ta có thể đi dã ngoại.>
4. I don’t have much free time. I cannot come to your party.

<Tôi không có nhiều thời gian rảnh. Tôi không thể đến bữa tiệc của bạn.>

If I had a lot of free time, I could come to your party.

<Nếu có nhiều thời gian rảnh, tôi có thể đến dự tiệc của bạn.>
5. Jim doesn’t have any siblings. He feels lonely sometimes.

<Jim không có anh chị em nào. Anh ấy đôi khi cảm thấy cô đơn.>

If Jim had siblings, he didn't feel lonely.

<Nếu Jim có anh chị em, anh ấy không cảm thấy cô đơn.>

6. My father is very busy at work. He rarely has time for me.

<Nếu bố tôi không bận đi làm, ông ấy có thời gian dành cho tôi.>

If my father wasnt busy at work, he had time for me.
7. This camera is expensive. I can’t buy it.

<Máy ảnh này đắt tiền. Tôi không thể mua nó.>

If this camera wasn't expensive, I could buy it.

<Nếu chiếc máy ảnh này không đắt, tôi có thể mua nó.>

8. You don’t try your best. Your result will not be good.

<Bạn không cố gắng hết sức. Kết quả của bạn sẽ không tốt.>

If you tried your best, your result would be good.

<Nếu bạn cố gắng hết sức, kết quả của bạn sẽ tốt.>

III. Rewrite these sentences in the 2^nd conditional sentence.

0/ They don’t have enough money. They cannot buy a new car.

->If they had enough money, they could buy a new car.

1. There isn’t a library in my neighborhood. I cannot borrow books.

__If there was a library in my neighbood, I could borrow books ____________________________________________________________________________

2. My health is not good. I don’t play extreme sports.

__If My heath was good, I could play extreme sports ____________________________________________________________________________

3. We cannot go for a picnic because it is pouring with rain.

__We could go for a picnic if the weather wasn't be rain ____________________________________________________________________________

4. I don’t have much free time. I cannot come to your party.

__If I had much free time, I could come to your party ____________________________________________________________________________

5. Jim doesn’t have any siblings. He feels lonely sometimes.

__If Jim had any siblings, he could feel more happily ____________________________________________________________________________

6. My father is very busy at work. He rarely has time for me.

__If My father wasn't very busy at work, he could have time for me.____________________________________________________________________________

7. This camera is expensive. I can’t buy it.

__If This camera was cheap, I could buy it ____________________________________________________________________________

8. You don’t try your best. Your result will not be good.

_If you didn't try your best, Your result couldn't be good _______________________________________________________________

Tham khảo:

1. If there was a library in my neighborhood, I could borrow books.

2. If my health was good, I would play extreme sports.

3. If it wasn't pouring with rain, we could go for a picnic.

4. If I had more free time, I could come to your party.

5. If Jim had siblings, he wouldn't feel lonely sometimes.

6. If my father wasn't very busy at work, he would have more time for me.

7. If this camera was cheap ( wasn't expensive cũng được), I could buy it.

Công thức của second conditional:

If + S + Past Simple + ... , S + would/ could +V +.... (câu 1 vs câu 7)

8 if you tried your best, your result would be good

If we don't have a lot of money, we won't buy a lot of new books.

Mrs Nga told her brother that she wanted to borrow his car that day.

If we had a lot of money, we would buy a lot of new books

Mrs Nga told that she wanted to borrow her brother's car that day

1. We don’t have a lot of money, so we don’t buy a lot of new books.

-> If …We don’t have a lot of money, we don’t buy a lot of new books.………………………..

2. “ I want to borrow your car today” Mrs Nga told her brother.

-> Mrs Nga told …her brother that she wanted to borrow your car today………………………..

1. The boy doesn't have enough books. He refuses to go to school.

→ If the boy had enough books, he wouldn't refuse to go to school.

2. When they have enough money, thet will buy a terraced house.

→ If they have enough money, they will buy a terraced house.

3. My grandmom won't get better without this treatment.

→ If my grandmom doesn't receive this treatment, she won't get better.

4. He won't attract more fans without a new look.

→ Unless he gets a new look, he won't attract more fans.

5. Practice more and you'll be good at speaking English.

→ If you practice more, you'll be good at speaking English.

6. Do your homework or you'll get punished.

→ If you don't do your homework, you'll get punished. 

→ Unless you do your homework, you'll get punished.

7. When she makes a lot of money, she'll more to a new house.

→ If she makes a lot of money, she'll move to a new house.

8. People burn more fossil fuels. The global warning will be more serious.

→ If people burn more fossil fuels, the global warming will be more serious.

9. The move we use smart phones, the worse our social life becomes.

→ If we use smart phones more, our social life becomes worse.

10. You want to widen your horizon. You need to read more books.

→ If you want to widen your horizon, you need to read more books.

Nếu viết chỉ bằng if thì chỉ có 1 cách thôi nha

1/We dont have a lot of money, so we dont buy a lot of new books

=> If we had a lot of money, we would buy a lot of new books

2/I cannot take a photo of us because I can't find my camera.

=> If I found my camera, I could take a photo of us

3/Ilose the key, so I cannot get into the house.

=> If I didn't lose the key, I could get into the house

4/I am not free today, so we can't go to the beach.

=> If I were free today, we could go to the beach

5/ She doesn't know the answers, so she cant tell you.

=> If she knew the answers, she could tell you

1. They are going to plant a lot of trees in the school yard.

→ A lot of trees are going to be planted in the school yard

2. I don’t have enough money, so I can’t buy this motorbike.

→ If I had enough money, I could buy this motorbike

3. Although they were tired, they tried to finish their project on time.

→ In spite of being tired, they tried to finish their project in time

4. “We may go sightseeing in Sapa next week.”

→ My friends told me that they might go sightseeing in Sapa the week after

5. His room is untidy, so his mother is unhappy.

→ Because his room is untidy, his mother is unhappy

II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:

1. about/ presentation/ water/ about/ air pollution?/ How/ and/ giving/ a/

How about giving a presentation about water and air pollution

2. is/ water/ for/ There/ on Earth./ plentiful/ life/

There is plentiful water life on Earth

3. I/ ride/ bike./ primary school,/ started/ had learnt/ how/ By/ I/ the time/ a/ to/

By the time I started primary school, I had learnt how to ride a bike 

4. stay/ City/ three/ We’ve/ for/ in/ decided/ Ho Chi Minh/ days./ to/

We've decided to stay in Ho Chi Minh City for 3 days

5. Mars/ in/ Scientists/ planning/ to explore/ future./ are/ people/ to send/ the near/

Scientists are planning to send people to explore Mars in the near future

III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. I/ live/ on/ outskirts/ a city/ Viet Nam/now./

I am living on an outskirts of a city in Viet Nam now

2. English/speak/ all/ the world./

English is spoken all over the world

3. Kangaroo/ be/ symbol/ Australia./

Kangaroo is the symbol of Australia

1 will be opened

2 she could

1 .-> will be opened 

2 . ->she could 

1) If I were you, I …………………would invite………….( invite) Jack to the party.

2) She would get 100 pounds if she ………sold………..(sell) this old shelf.

3) If they had enough money, they……………would buy…………..( buy) a new car.

4) If it…………rains…………(rain), I will stay at home.

5) If the weather…………is……….(be) fine, the children can walk to school.

6) We…………would pass………….( pass) the exam if we studied harder.

7) If Pat………………repaired………..( repair) his bike, he could go on a bicycle tour with us.

8) Walter…………will help………….( help) his mother in the garden if she reads him a story this evening.

9) If you come with me, I …………will do……….( do) the shopping with you.

10) Our teacher will be happy if we …………learn…………(learn) the poem by heart.

1. She doesn’t live in London because she doesn’t know anyone there

⇨ If ……………………………she knew someone in London, she would live there………………………………….

2. I can’t live in the country because I can’t find a job there

⇨ If …………………………………I could find a job in the countryside, I could live there……………………………..

3. I don’t have a spare ticket. I can’t take you to the concert

⇨ If I ………………………………had a spare ticket, I could take you to the concert………………………………...

4. They don’t understand the problem. They won’t find a solution

⇨ If they ………………………………understood the problem, they would find a solution…………………………….

5. He sits around too much. He isn’t fit.

⇨ If he ………………………………didn't sit around too much, he would be fit.………………………………

6. Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying..

⇨ If Carol …………………………hadn't been studying, she would have answered the phone…………………………

7. Rita is exhausted today because she didn’t get any sleep last night.

⇨ If Rita …………………………had got some sleep last night, she wouldn't be exhausted today.……………………………

8. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart

⇨ If he …………………………polished his shoes, he would look smart…………………………..

9. He can’t park near his office; that’s why he doesn’t come by car

⇨ If he ……………………………could park near his office, he woul come by car………………………..

10. My house is guarded by two big dogs. That’s the only reason it isn’t broken into every night

⇨ If my house …………………………weren't guarded by two big dogs, it would be broken into every night………………………………

11. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone.

⇨ If the flats …..…………………were clearly numbered, it wouldn't be very difficult to find anyone.……………………………………..

12. I don’t know her e-mail address, so I can’t tell you

⇨ If I …………………………………knew her e-mail address, I could tell you………………………………….

13. She works in the evening. She has no time to play with her children

⇨ If she ………………………………didn't work in the evening, she would have some time to play with her children………………………………….

14. I don’t want them to be upset, so I’ve decided not to tell them what happened.

⇨ They ……………………………would be tole what happened if I wanted them to be upset………………………………..

15. I am not tall enough to join the basketball team

⇨ If I …………………………………were tall enough, I would join the basketball team…………………………………

16. He doesn’t see the signal so he doesn’t stop his car

⇨ If he ………………………………saw the signal, he would stop his car………………………………….

17. Peter gets bad marks because he doesn’t prepare his lessons well

⇨ If Peter …………………………………prepared his lessons well, he wouldn't get bad marks……………………………

18. Mary doesn’t have enough money. She can’t buy a new car.

⇨ If Mary ………………………………had enough money, she could buy a new car.………………………………

19. Go right now or you’ll be late for the train.

⇨ If you…………………………………you don't go right now, you’ll be late for the train.……………………………….

20. He doesn’t apply for the job because he doesn’t have enough qualifications.

⇨ If he ……………………………had enough qualifications, he would apply for the job…………………………………….