curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-use-conditionals/6785120bd970cb5fff50866e.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Yes, it would. If they BLANK, a lot of people BLANK their jobs.
shut down
This phrase means to close permanently, often referring to a company or business ceasing operations.
would lose
This phrase is part of the Second Conditional, used to describe the result of the hypothetical situation (losing jobs if the company closes).
The sentence uses the Second Conditional:
If they shut down is the hypothetical condition (imagining the company closing).
A lot of people would lose their jobs is the result of this situation.
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