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Second Conditional--What would you do with a million bucks?

Second Conditional--What would you do with a million bucks?

Date: May 24 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: skyscraperman

Lesson

The Canadian rock group “The Barenaked Ladies” had a popular song called “If I Had A Million Dollars.” While I personally think that the Barenaked Ladies are a horrible rock band, this song is an excellent way to practice the second conditional. As the song says: “If I had a million dollars, I would buy your love.” This provides a quick review of the second conditional, which is simple in English and never changes.

Here's the  format:

If + Subject + past simple + noun + subject + would + verb + noun

If + I + had + a million dollars + I + would + buy + your love.

 

Let’s practice. What would you do if you had a million dollars? (or pounds or euros or yen or drachmas?)

 

Would you give the money to charity?

Would you build a house in the country?

Would you buy a flat (condo in North American English) in the city?

 

If I had a million dollars, I would buy a big house.

If my mother had a million dollars, she would give it to the poor.

If Dave had a million dollars, he would buy a big boat.

If Karla had a million dollars, she would travel.

If you had a million dollars, what would you do?  

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that’s useful for my students

05:19 AM Nov 30 2007 |

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