If i were younger, I _ around the world.
Correct answer: C. Would travel
- A. Will travel around the world.
- B. Would have travelled
- C. Would travel
- D. Travel
Explanation
Option C is correct.The correct answer is would travel. The second conditional tense is used to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations in the present or future. It is formed using the following structure:If + past tense verb, would + infinitive verbIn the sentence "If I were younger, I _ around the world," the imaginary situation is that the speaker is younger. The speaker is saying that if they were younger, they would travel around the world. The other options are incorrect:Will travel around the world is the future tense, not the second conditional tense.Would have travelled is the third conditional tense, which is used to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations in the past.Travel is the infinitive verb, not the past tense verb.
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