The second conditional is used for unreal or unlikely situations in the future, with the structure: if + past simple, would + infinitive. The sentence 'If you ___________ (to speak) louder I _________ (to hear) her address well' describes a hypothetical situation where speaking louder would lead to hearing the address better. Therefore, the correct structure is 'If you spoke louder, I would hear her address well'.
Условные предложения — это предложения с двумя частями — придаточным предложением с «если» и главным предложением — которые тесно связаны. Существуют разные типы условий. Некоторые возможны или вероятны, другие маловероятны или даже невозможны. Для тестового предложения «Если бы ты ________ (говорить) громче, я ________ (услышать) ее адрес хорошо.» нам даны четыре варианта ОТВЕТОВ, но все они включают «говорить/слышать» и «бы говорил/услышал» в различных комбинациях, поэтому это предложение описывает нереальную ситуацию. Подразумевается, что «Ты не говорил громче, вот почему я плохо слышал ее адрес». Говорящий все еще думает о будущей возможности, но это воображаемо — я представляю, что ты мог бы говорить громче, но это маловероятно. В этом случае вопрос между первым и вторым условным предложением часто является вопросом отношения говорящего к ситуации. Что касается ОТВЕТА теста, мы должны выбрать ОТВЕТ 1 (spoke/would hear).
| Task | If you ___________ (to speak) louder I _________ (to hear) her address well. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 1 |
| a | spoke/would hear |
| b | would speak/heard |
| c | would speak/would hear |
| d | spoke/heard |
| comment | Conditionals are sentences with two clauses – an ‘if clause’ and a main clause. The two parts can be in any order. When the ‘would part’ is second, you need a comma.The second conditional is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, impossible or imaginary things, events or situations. The structure is usually if + past simple (the hypothetical or unlikely part) and would/could/might + infinitive (the possible result of the imaginary situation): If I had lots of money, I would travel all around the world.; If I won the lottery, I would buy a car. We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of this condition. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen. Therefore, we use the Second conditional structure for unreal possibility.As the test answers consist only of ‘spoke/heard’ and ‘would speak/would hear’ variants, the test sentence ‘If you ___________ (to speak) louder I _________ (to hear) her address well.’ describes an unlikely situation. It means that ‘You haven’t spoken louder, that is why I haven’t heard her address well.’. The speaker is still thinking about the future possibility, but it is imaginary – I imagine that you could speak louder, but it is unlikely. In this case the question between the first and the second conditional is often a question of the speaker’s attitude to the situation.As for the test ANSWER, we are to choose ANSWER 1 (spoke/would hear). |
| topic | conditionals |
| level | 1 |
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