Corrections · 2
Using “if”
First conditional
• If I run, I will arrive at on time
• If you read the book, you will know the answer
• If I speak (you need a verb here) louder, you will hear me
• If the shop is open, you will buy some things (I think "you will be able to buy some things", or "you can buy some things" would be better)
• If you go to bed later tomorrow, you will be tired
Second conditional
• If the dog had the wings, it would/ (could) fly
• If you were a man, you would/ (could) understand me
• If you had a long hair, a she would/ (could) plait it make the plaits (he is bald)
• If you were 18 years old, you would/ (could) drive the car
• If you were 130 kilos, you wouldn’t pass fit through this door.
• If you swam* for 2 km, you would be (like) a fish
Third conditional
• If I had studied engineering, I would have designed(?) projected a bridge.
• If I was/had been borned in China, I would have been able to use the chopsticks without problems
• If I had swum* when I was younger, I wouldn't have had a problem with my back/ OR problems with my back
• If I hadn’t met you before, I would have been less happy
*As an English speaker, I am unsure of this one myself- swim is such a horrible verb to conjugate in the past!
Very good! Just don't forget the commas when starting the next part of the clause.
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