1. 2nd conditional

2. If Richard didn’t work such long hours, he wouldn’t be so tired.

3. If + Past Simple, would / wouldn’t Type 2 conditionals express an imaginary or improbable situation which is unlikely to happen in the present or future

4. What would you do if…. you saw someone robbing a bank? a shop assistant was rude to you? you fell over and broke your arm? you burnt your dinner? there was a power cut in your house? you caught a bad cold?

5. If I were an animal, I would be … a shark a ladybird I wouldn’t be …

6. I wish… If only… I’d rather…

7. I wish I had a modern car. If only I had a modern car. We use I wish… or If only… with the past simple to say that we really want a situation to be different!

8. I wish you wouldn’t shout! If only you wouldn’t shout! We use I wish… or If only… with would to say that we really want sb’s (or sth’s) behaviour to be different.

9. ‘Do you want a pizza?’ ‘I’d rather have a sandwich.’ We use I’d rather… with a verb to express a preference.

10. I’d rather you didn’t keep crying. past simple We use I’d rather… with the past simple to say that we really want sb’s (or sth’s) behaviour to be different.