Advanced Level >> Themes & Topics >> Tying in with the 'world debt' theme, this is a third conditional worksheet.
Second and Third Conditional Practice
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Look at the following sentences concerning the problem of debt relief and decide if the sentences should be second or third conditional. It is possible that the sentence is a mix of the two.
1. If these countries _____________ (not be) so poor, they _____________ (not need) to borrow money.
2. Many of these financial institutions _____________ (not lend) all this money if they _____________ (know) there would be all these problems now.
3. If some of the poorer countries _____________ (have) less corrupt governments in the Sixties and Seventies, they _____________ (not face) these difficulties now.
4. The money _____________ (can) be spent better if they _____________ (not build) so many unnecessary things such as super-dams and highways.
5. There _____________ (not be) such a debt problem if the world _____________ (be) a fairer place!
6. If the western states _____________ (charge) less interest, the amount owed by the poorer states _____________ (be) a lot less.
7. Some people say that if the colonial powers _____________ (take) less in the last couple of centuries, these poor nations _____________ (be) far richer now.
8. If the debt _____________ (be) written off, it _____________ (may not be) the end of the problem.
9. What _____________ (happen) if we _____________ (not loan) all this money in the beginning?
