Question

Ons. a Second Conditional with would or could. ►Andrew is such a boring person because he works all the time. You know, if Andrew didn't work all the time, he wouldn't be such a boring person. You can't take a photo because you haven't got your camera. How annoying. If I had my camera, I could take a photo..... 1 You can't look the word up because you haven't got a dictionary. I'm sorry...... 2 You don't write to your friends because you're so busy. I've got so much to do..... 3 You can't play tennis because your back is aching. It's a nuisance. 4 5 6 Claire won't marry Henry because she doesn't love him. Of course, Nick can't find the way because he hasn't got a map. Nick's lost, but David has so many accidents because he's so clumsy.

Answer 1

I'm sorry you can't look the word up because you don't have a dictionary. If you had a dictionary, you could look the word up.

I've got so much to do, I don't write to my friends. If I had more free time, I would write to my friends.

It's a nuisance that you can't play tennis because your back is aching. If your back wasn't aching, you could play tennis.

David has so many accidents because he's so clumsy. If he weren't so clumsy, he wouldn't have so many accidents.

Claire won't marry Henry because she doesn't love him. Of course, if she loved him, she would marry him.

Nick's lost, but he can't find the way because he hasn't got a map. If he had a map, he could find the way.

Answer 2

1. If you had a dictionary, you could look the word up.
2. If I weren't so busy, I would write to my friends.
3. If your back wasn't aching, you could play tennis.
4. Claire would marry Henry if she loved him.
5. If Nick had a map, he could find the way.
6. If David weren't so clumsy, he wouldn't have so many accidents.