In Armenian grammar, the Second conditional is used to express unreal, hypothetical, or unlikely situations and their hypothetical outcomes. It typically consists of two parts, a condition introduced by “ีฅีฉีฅ” (if) and a hypothetical result which is often expressed with the particle “ีฏ” followed by a verb in the past tense. Learning this construction will help students improve their conversation skills and express thoughts about situations that are not real, but still interesting to think about.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form in the Second conditional
1. ิตีฉีฅ ีฅีฝ *ีฃีซีฟีฅีซ* (know) ีฐีกีตีฅึีฅีถ, ีฅีฝ ีฏีกึีธีฒ ีงีซ ีฐีฅีฟีกึึึึีกีทีกึีช ีฐีกีฒีฉีกีฐีกึีฅีฌ:
2. ีีกึีซีกีดีจ *ีฌีซีถีฅึ* (be) ีกีตีฝีฟีฅีฒ, ีถีก ีฏีฝีฟีฅีฒีฎีฅึ ีถีธึ ีถีทีกีถีกีฏีกีฏีกีถ ีญีธีฐีกึีกึีพีกีฎึ:
3. ิตีฉีฅ ีฐีกีตีฟีกึีกึีธึีฉีตีธึีถีจ *ีฌึีกึีถีฅีถ* (complete), ีถึีกีถึ ีฏีฝีฏีฝีฅีถ ีธึีธีทีกีฏีซ ีบีฌีกีถีกีฏีกีถ ีกีทีญีกีฟีกีถึีกีตีซีถ ีกีผีกีปีกีคึีกีถึ:
4. ิตีฉีฅ ิผีฅึีธีถีจ *ึีธึีฑีซ* (try), ีถีก ีฏีฐีกีณีกีญีฅึ ีดีซีฟีธึีด ีฐีกีตีฅึีฅีถ ีฝีธีพีธึีฅีฌีธึ ีคีกีฝีจีถีฉีกึึ
5. ีีกึีคีกีถีจ *ีธึีฒีกึีฏีฅึ* (send) ีถีกีดีกีฏ, ีฅีฉีฅ ีฃีซีฟีฅึ ีถึีก ีฐีกีฝึีฅีถ:
2. ีีกึีซีกีดีจ *ีฌีซีถีฅึ* (be) ีกีตีฝีฟีฅีฒ, ีถีก ีฏีฝีฟีฅีฒีฎีฅึ ีถีธึ ีถีทีกีถีกีฏีกีฏีกีถ ีญีธีฐีกึีกึีพีกีฎึ:
3. ิตีฉีฅ ีฐีกีตีฟีกึีกึีธึีฉีตีธึีถีจ *ีฌึีกึีถีฅีถ* (complete), ีถึีกีถึ ีฏีฝีฏีฝีฅีถ ีธึีธีทีกีฏีซ ีบีฌีกีถีกีฏีกีถ ีกีทีญีกีฟีกีถึีกีตีซีถ ีกีผีกีปีกีคึีกีถึ:
4. ิตีฉีฅ ิผีฅึีธีถีจ *ึีธึีฑีซ* (try), ีถีก ีฏีฐีกีณีกีญีฅึ ีดีซีฟีธึีด ีฐีกีตีฅึีฅีถ ีฝีธีพีธึีฅีฌีธึ ีคีกีฝีจีถีฉีกึึ
5. ีีกึีคีกีถีจ *ีธึีฒีกึีฏีฅึ* (send) ีถีกีดีกีฏ, ีฅีฉีฅ ีฃีซีฟีฅึ ีถึีก ีฐีกีฝึีฅีถ:
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb form in the Second conditional
6. ิตึีข ีฅีฝ *ีฐีกีฝีถีฅีซ,* (arrive) ีซีถีฑ ีฏีฟีกีถีซีถ ีฐีกีตีฟีถีกีขีฅึีดีกีถ ีฏึึ:
7. ิตีฉีฅ ีฃีธึีฎีจ *ึีธึีฑีฅีซีถ,* (work) ีถึีกีถึ ีฏีฌีซีถีฅึ ีฐีถีกึีกีพีธึีธึีฉีตีธึีถ ีดีกีฟีธึึีฅีฌ ีกีตีค ีฝีธีพีธึีฅึีถีฅีฌีธึ ีฏีฅีถีคีกีถีกีฏีกีถ ีงีฏีธีฐีกีดีกีฏีฅึีบีกีตีกึ ีธึีฝีฟึีกีฏีกีถ:
8. ิตีฉีฅ ิฑึีฉีธึึึีบีกีฟีพีกีชีถ *ีฃึีฅึ,* (write) ีถึีก ีฃึีกีผีธึีดีถีฅึีถ ีกีพีฅีฌีซ ีฐีฅีฟีกึึึีซึ ีฏีฌีซีถีฅีซีถ ีจีถีฉีฅึึีธึีดีซึ:
9. ิตีฉีฅ ีฅีฝ *ีบีกีตีฎีฅีต* (join), ีฏีฝีฏีฝีีกีตีกีฉ-ีีธีพีก ีฐีกึึีธึีดีถีฅึีจ ีฏีฟึีกีบึีพีฅีถ ีซีถีฎีซ:
10. ิตีฉีฅ ีีกึีฅีฏีจ *ีฃีกีฌีซีฝ* (come), ีดีฅีถึ ีฏีจีถีคีกีฝีธึีฉีตีธึีถีจ ีฉีธึีตีฌีกีฟึีกีถึ ีคีกีฝีจีถีฉีกึีซ ีฌีธึีฎีธึีด ีญีธึีฐึีปีธีฒ ีฐีกีดีกีฌึีธีฒีกีฏีกIDีถีีฏีกีผีถีนีธึีด ีถีฏีกีฟีดีกีดีข:
7. ิตีฉีฅ ีฃีธึีฎีจ *ึีธึีฑีฅีซีถ,* (work) ีถึีกีถึ ีฏีฌีซีถีฅึ ีฐีถีกึีกีพีธึีธึีฉีตีธึีถ ีดีกีฟีธึึีฅีฌ ีกีตีค ีฝีธีพีธึีฅึีถีฅีฌีธึ ีฏีฅีถีคีกีถีกีฏีกีถ ีงีฏีธีฐีกีดีกีฏีฅึีบีกีตีกึ ีธึีฝีฟึีกีฏีกีถ:
8. ิตีฉีฅ ิฑึีฉีธึึึีบีกีฟีพีกีชีถ *ีฃึีฅึ,* (write) ีถึีก ีฃึีกีผีธึีดีถีฅึีถ ีกีพีฅีฌีซ ีฐีฅีฟีกึึึีซึ ีฏีฌีซีถีฅีซีถ ีจีถีฉีฅึึีธึีดีซึ:
9. ิตีฉีฅ ีฅีฝ *ีบีกีตีฎีฅีต* (join), ีฏีฝีฏีฝีีกีตีกีฉ-ีีธีพีก ีฐีกึึีธึีดีถีฅึีจ ีฏีฟึีกีบึีพีฅีถ ีซีถีฎีซ:
10. ิตีฉีฅ ีีกึีฅีฏีจ *ีฃีกีฌีซีฝ* (come), ีดีฅีถึ ีฏีจีถีคีกีฝีธึีฉีตีธึีถีจ ีฉีธึีตีฌีกีฟึีกีถึ ีคีกีฝีจีถีฉีกึีซ ีฌีธึีฎีธึีด ีญีธึีฐึีปีธีฒ ีฐีกีดีกีฌึีธีฒีกีฏีกIDีถีีฏีกีผีถีนีธึีด ีถีฏีกีฟีดีกีดีข:
