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Describe your behavior in hypothetical situations
Until now, you are using
would
in the “result-clause”, but it can be replaced by
could
or
might
to express possibility.
Look the example:
Could
• If all of you came to our party, we
would
have a great party time.
Replacing
would for could
. It expresses the possibility of having a great time:
• If all of you came to our party, we
could
have a great party time.
Might
• If it was a cloudy day, it
would
be raining.
Replacing
would for might
. It expresses the possibility of raining if the day was cloudy.
• If it was a cloudy day, it
might
be raining.
Using could or might in second conditional
Learning activity 3.4
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
1. Tomorrow is my best friend’s birthday. If I had some money, (could/buy/gift)
I could buy him a gift.
2. If I didn´t nd it hard to say no, (might/do/want to do)
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3. If you sent an e-mail tonight, (could/read/tomorrow)
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4. If I found the TV´s remote control, (would/change the channel)
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5. If I was older, (would/see/things di³erently)
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6. If teenagers wanted freedom, (would/give/to them?)
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7. If a friend had a moral dilemma, (would/give/an advice/to help him?)
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8. If you obeyed to your parents, (could/trust/you)
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Check your answers in the Answer Key