Rewrite the sentences using the second conditional. a) You always have a stomachache because you eat a lot of junk food. If you ______ a lot of junk food, you ______ a stomachache all the time. b) He is ill. He can't go skateboarding. If he ______ ill, he ______ go skateboarding. c) Jack is fit because he goes to the gym every day. If Jack ______ to the gym every day, he ______ fit. d) My parents work long hours, so I feel lonely. If my parents ______ long hours, I ______ lonely.
Questão
Rewrite the sentences using the second conditional.
a) You always have a stomachache because you eat a lot of junk food. If you ______ a lot of junk food, you ______ a stomachache all the time.
b) He is ill. He can't go skateboarding. If he ______ ill, he ______ go skateboarding.
c) Jack is fit because he goes to the gym every day. If Jack ______ to the gym every day, he ______ fit.
d) My parents work long hours, so I feel lonely. If my parents ______ long hours, I ______ lonely.
Resposta
95%a) If you didn’t eat a lot of junk food, you wouldn’t have a stomachache all the time.
b) If he weren’t ill, he could go skateboarding.
c) If Jack didn’t go to the gym every day, he wouldn’t be fit.
d) If my parents didn’t work long hours, I wouldn’t feel lonely.
Explicação
Para reescrever no second conditional, usamos a estrutura:
- If + passado simples, would/could + verbo (base form).
Isso expressa uma situação hipotética/irreal no presente e seu resultado.
a) Causa real: você tem dor de estômago porque come muito junk food. No hipotético, mudamos a causa para a forma negativa no passado simples (didn’t eat) e a consequência com would. → If you didn’t eat..., you wouldn’t have...
b) Situação real: ele está doente e por isso não pode ir. No hipotético, usamos weren’t (forma mais comum no second conditional) e could para indicar capacidade/possibilidade. → If he weren’t..., he could...
c) Situação real: Jack é em forma porque vai à academia todo dia. No hipotético, negamos o hábito (didn’t go) e a consequência vira would. → If Jack didn’t go..., he wouldn’t be...
d) Situação real: os pais trabalham muitas horas e por isso eu me sinto sozinho. No hipotético, negamos (didn’t work) e colocamos a consequência com would. → If my parents didn’t work..., I wouldn’t feel...
Como não há alternativas, a resposta é o preenchimento completo das frases.