mixed conditionals

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• Leerjaar 4

Mixed conditionals

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Mixed Conditionals

Used to speculate on the present results of a hypothetical past situation/event. Can also be used to show regret or criticism.
Past condition:                                                              Present result:

3rd conditional  (past perfect)                              2nd conditional (would + infinitive)

If I hadn't been born in the Netherlands,       I wouldn't be able to speak Dutch. (now)

(past)

Present (/general) condition:                           Past result:

2nd conditional  (past simple)                         3rd conditional (would + have + pp)

If she wasn't so intelligent,                               she wouldn't have had such good grades.

Als ze niet zo intelligent was,                           zou ze niet zulke goede cijfers hebben gehaald.

If I hadn't logged in today,

1. I will not be learning these conditionals now.
2. I would not be learning these conditionals now.
3. I would not have been learning these conditionals now.

Mixed (3rd+2nd)

Past event (3rd) + Unreal situation in present (2nd)

If Sheila studied more,

1. she could still make it.
2. she will still make it.
3. she could have still made it.
4. she can still make it.

2nd conditional

Unlikely/unreal/imaginative situation in the present.

If only I hadn't eaten so much, I ... much better now.

1. feel
2. will feel
3. would feel
4. would've felt

Mixed (3rd+2nd)

Past event (3rd) + Unreal situation in present (2nd)

Now

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End-of-lesson Test questions

... I would have won that competition.

1. If I am a bit stronger,
2. If I were a bit stronger,
3. If I had been a bit stronger,

Mixed (2nd+3rd)

Unreal general situation (2nd) + Past event (3rd) (regret)

If we'd left the house earlier,

1. we won't be so late.
2. we wouldn't be so late.
3. we wouldn't have been so late.
4. we are not so late.

The difference is:

Mixed (3rd+2nd)

B - time of speaking is now

3rd conditional (all in past)

C - time of speaking is in the past

Mixed conditionals

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