Second conditional:  if + past tense

If I won the lottery, I would buy a castle. 

If I were rich I would buy a castle 

If my brother were rich he would buy a yacht

Third conditional: if + pluperfect

If I had known that you were in hospital, I would have visited you

If it had not rained, I would have gone for a walk 

Recapitulation:   

      type 0 :  I you go under water, the pressure increases  (certainty)

      type 1:  If Bob works, he will pass the exam      (possible)   

      type 2:  If Bob worked, he would pass the exam     ( possible, but...)

      type 3 : If Bob had worked, he would have passed the exam  (too late! Bob has failed)

English exercise "Conditional with 'if' 2" created by lili73 (31-05-2008) with The test builder
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1.
If I lived in the country I had hadwill havewould have a lot of animals.
2.
What would have happenedhad happenedwould happen if he had met an alien?
3.
If I would seeseesaw a house on fire, I'd call the fire station.
4.
I would have takenwould takehad taken a taxi if I had known it was such a long way.
5.
If it had not rainedhave not raineddid not rain I would have gone for a walk.
6.
If I understandhave understoodunderstood the question, I would answer.
7.
They would buyhad boughtwill buy a new car if they had more money.
8.
If they usedhave usedhad used machines, they would have finished much sooner.
9.
Would you be surprised if it snowssnowedhad snowed next summer?
10.
If I have beenhad beenwere him, I would start having driving lessons.