40 fun and engaging questions for 8th graders designed to naturally prompt the use of the Second
Conditional ("If + past simple, would + base verb"). These questions are silly, imaginative, and just the
right level of wacky to keep middle schoolers interested. Perfect for speaking or writing practice:
🧠 Imaginative & Fun Second Conditional Questions
1. If you could have any superpower, what would you do with it?
2. If your pet could talk, what would it say about you?
3. If you were invisible for a day, what would you do?
4. If you could switch places with a celebrity for one day, who would it be?
5. If you found a time machine, where would you go?
6. If you were the principal of the school, what rule would you change?
7. If your life were a video game, what level would you be on right now?
8. If you could eat only one food forever, what would it be?
9. If you were a teacher for a day, what would you teach?
10. If you had a pet dinosaur, how would you take care of it?
11. If you could shrink anything and carry it in your pocket, what would it be?
12. If you could have a robot to do your homework, what would you name it?
13. If you lived on Mars, what would your house look like?
14. If you could fly, where would you go first?
15. If you had a twin, what prank would you play on your friends?
16. If your favorite movie character came to life, what would you do together?
17. If you could be famous for something silly, what would it be?
18. If animals could text, which one would message you first?
19. If your shoes could talk, what secrets would they tell?
20. If you could teleport anywhere right now, where would you go?
21. If you could turn into any animal for a day, which one would it be?
22. If you lived in a video game, what kind of missions would you do?
23. If your backpack had magical powers, what would it do?
24. If you could create a new subject at school, what would it be?
25. If you could design your dream treehouse, what would it have inside?
26. If you were a character in a cartoon, what would your catchphrase be?
27. If you had to wear a costume every day, what would you choose?
28. If your homework could complete itself, what excuse would you stop using?
29. If you could change your name to anything, what would it be?
30. If you had a magical remote control for life, what button would you press most?
If your favorite video game character became your best friend, what would you do together?
If you could build your own amusement park, what rides would it have?
If you had to live in a movie for a year, which one would it be?
If you could breathe underwater, where would you swim first?
If your phone could talk back, what would it complain about?
If you woke up in a world made of candy, what would you eat first?
If your school had a secret underground tunnel, where would it lead?
If you could become a meme, what would your meme be called?
If you could only speak in song lyrics, what song would you start with?
If you could invent a holiday, what would people do to celebrate it?
