Question

SECOND CONDITIONAL. Derek: If you (be) more punctual, we (not/arrive) late everywhere! Rebecca: If I (finish) work earlier, (be) ready before, but you know I always finish at eight o’clock. Derek: Yes, but if you (ask) your boss to let you leave half an hour before, we (meet) our friends on time. Rebecca: If you (want) to meet your friends on time, you (can/pick) me up from work, so I (not/have) to take a bus home. Derek: If I (pick) you up from work, I (not/have) time to change clothes. Rebecca: If you (love) me, you (worry) about me! Derek: If you (not/act) like a child, you (understand) me. Rebecca: and if you (not/be) so selfish, you (know) why I am angry at you now! Derek: I give up! Let’s go. They’re waiting for us

Answer 1

1.were,wouldn’t arrive
2.finished,would be
3.asked,would meet
4.wanted,would can pick
5.picked,wouldn’t have
6.loved,would worry
7.were hot acted,would understand
8.were not,would know

Answer 2

The conversation you provided is an example of a Second Conditional conversation. The Second Conditional is used to talk about unreal or unlikely situations in the present or future. In this conversation, Derek and Rebecca are discussing hypothetical situations using this grammatical structure. Let's break down their conversation step by step:

Derek: If you (be) more punctual, we (not/arrive) late everywhere! Rebecca: If I (finish) work earlier, (be) ready before, but you know I always finish at eight o'clock.

In this part of the conversation, Derek is suggesting that if Rebecca were more punctual (which is not the case), they wouldn't arrive late everywhere. Rebecca responds by saying that if she finished work earlier (which is also not the case), she would be ready before, but her work always finishes at eight o'clock.

Derek: Yes, but if you (ask) your boss to let you leave half an hour before, we (meet) our friends on time. Rebecca: If you (want) to meet your friends on time, you (can/pick) me up from work, so I (not/have) to take a bus home.

Derek proposes that if Rebecca asks her boss to leave work half an hour earlier (again, an unreal situation), they could meet their friends on time. In response, Rebecca suggests that if Derek wants to meet his friends on time, he could pick her up from work (another unreal situation), so she wouldn't have to take the bus home.

Derek: If I (pick) you up from work, I (not/have) time to change clothes. Rebecca: If you (love) me, you (worry) about me!

Derek raises a concern that if he were to pick Rebecca up from work (unreal), he wouldn't have time to change clothes. Rebecca responds by implying that if Derek truly loved her, he would be more concerned about her well-being than his own clothing.

Derek: If you (not/act) like a child, you (understand) me. Rebecca: and if you (not/be) so selfish, you (know) why I am angry at you now!

In this part of the conversation, Derek criticizes Rebecca for her behavior and suggests that if she didn't act like a child (unreal), she would understand him better. Rebecca, in turn, accuses Derek of being selfish and says that if he weren't so selfish (unreal), he would know why she is angry with him.

Derek: I give up! Let’s go. They’re waiting for us.

In the end, Derek gives up on the argument, realizing that their friends are waiting for them, and it's time to go.

This conversation is a good example of how the Second Conditional is used to discuss hypothetical or unreal situations and express possible outcomes in a polite or indirect way.