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Help Maya complete her totally reasonable advice to a friend who wants to adopt a wild animal. Select the best word or phrase for each gap.
"If I _________________________ you, I _________________________ a normal pet, like a dog or a goldfish. If you _________________________ a wild raccoon into your house, it would definitely destroy all your furniture! Honestly, if the raccoon _________________________ well-behaved, I wouldn't worry so much, but we both know they are little troublemakers!"
If I were you, I would buy...
We use the Second Conditional (If + past simple, ... would + infinitive) to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations. In the "if" clause, we use the subjunctive form were for all subjects (I, he, she, it) in formal and standard English. "If I am you" is grammatically incorrect.
...If you brought...
The main clause uses "would definitely destroy," which tells us this is an unreal, hypothetical scenario (Second Conditional). Therefore, the "if" clause must use the past tense brought.
...if the raccoon were...
Again, the main clause uses "wouldn't worry," signaling an unreal situation. We use the subjunctive were instead of "is" for hypothetical scenarios.