🔁 Grammar: Conditional Type 2
1ère Bac Sciences Expérimentales SEx
📌 Introduction
We use Conditional Type 2 to talk about unreal or imaginary situations in the present or future — things that are not true or are very unlikely.
Example: “If I were a scientist, I would study climate change.” (I’m not a scientist)
🟢 Conditional Type 2: Unreal Situations
Examples:
- If I had more time, I would study harder.
- If she were taller, she would play basketball.
- If we lived near the sea, we would swim every day.
Note: Use “were” for all subjects (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
🔬 Science & School Context
Science: “If we had better equipment, we would do more experiments.”
School: “If I studied more, I would pass the exam.”
Environment: “If people cared more, they would protect nature.”
✅ Exercise 1: Identify Conditional Type 2
1. If I were rich, I would travel the world. →
2. If it rains, we will stay home. →
3. If you heat ice, it melts. →
4. If I had a lab, I would invent new medicines. →
5. If she studied, she would pass. →
✅ Exercise 2: Complete the Sentence (Type 2)
1. If I ___ more time, I would read more books.
2. If she ___ taller, she would play basketball.
3. If we ___ a car, we would drive to school.
4. If I ___ you, I would study harder.
5. If he ___ more careful, he wouldn’t make mistakes.
✅ Exercise 3: Choose “would + verb”
1. If I had a lab, I ___ new medicines.
2. If she were a scientist, she ___ climate change.
3. If we lived near the sea, we ___ every day.
4. If I were you, I ___ for the test.
5. If he had more money, he ___ a computer.
✅ Exercise 4: Match the Clauses
1. If I were a doctor →
2. If she had more time →
3. If we lived in a forest →
4. If I had a microscope →
5. If he were taller →
✅ Exercise 5: Science Context
1. If we ___ better equipment, we would do more experiments.
2. If I ___ a biologist, I would study DNA.
3. If the Earth ___ warmer, ice would melt.
4. If plants ___ sunlight, they would die.
5. If we ___ pollution, animals would be safer.
✅ Exercise 6: School Context
1. If I ___ more intelligent, I would understand physics.
2. If she ___ harder, she would pass the exam.
3. If we ___ homework, we would get better grades.
4. If I ___ you, I would ask the teacher.
5. If he ___ late, he would miss the class.
✅ Exercise 7: Correct the Mistake
1. If I was rich, I will buy a house. →
2. If she had more time, she study more. →
3. If we lived near the sea, we will swim. →
4. If I were you, I don’t make that mistake. →
5. If he was taller, he plays basketball. →
✅ Exercise 8: Fill in the Blank
1. If I ___ a scientist, I would discover new medicines.
2. If she ___ more careful, she wouldn’t break things.
3. If we ___ better grades, our parents would be happy.
4. If I had more money, I ___ a new laptop.
5. If he ___ taller, he would join the team.
✅ Exercise 9: Real-Life Situation
1. You’re not good at math. What would you do?
2. You want to be a doctor. →
3. You don’t have a lab. →
4. You’re short and want to play basketball. →
5. You’re late to school. →
✅ Exercise 10: Write a Sentence
Write Type 2 conditional sentences:
1. (rich)
2. (scientist)
3. (more time)
4. (taller)
5. (better grades)
