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Help Leo complete his rather ambitious daydream about gaining superpowers. Choose the correct verbs for each gap.

If I were a bird, I would save so much money on bus tickets! Unfortunately, since I am just a normal human, I have to keep waiting at the bus stop in the rain.

If I were a bird...

We use the subjunctive "were" for all subjects in Second Conditional sentences to talk about impossible or hypothetical situations (like suddenly becoming a bird!).

...I would save so much money...

The main clause of an unreal Second Conditional sentence uses "would" + the base verb.

...since I am just a normal human, I have to keep waiting...

The final sentence shifts back to reality. Because it describes a true present fact, we use the present simple tense, not a conditional form.

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