Third conditional/Mixed conditional

Third conditional/Mixed conditional

1. Third conditional

   • Structure
     • If + past perfect, subject + would + have + verb in past participle
   • Usage
     • This conditional is used to imagine situations in the past tense and what their results would have been
       • It is used to express regret for not having done something in the past
   • Examples
     • If you had helped me, I wouldn't have failed the exam.
       • If you had bought bitcoins, you would have had a lot of money

2. Mixed conditional

   • Structure
     • If + subject + past perfect, subject + would + verb in the infinitive
       • If + subject + past simple, subject + would + have + verb in past participle
   • Usage
     • When we want to express that a situation that took place in the past has a result in the present.
       • When we want to express a probable result in the past about a situation that is not real in the present.
   • Examples
     • If I had more willpower, I would have given up smoking long ago.
       • If you hadn't gone to bed so late, you wouldn't feel sleepy now.

3. Webliography

   • https://www.lewolang.com/gramatica-inglesa/71/third-conditional
     • https://www.lewolang.com/gramatica-inglesa/89/mixed-conditional

4. Differences

   • The mixed conditional serves to express that a situation in the past had an impact on the present, while the third conditional serves to imagine situations in the past and what their consequences might be.

5. Juan Zhindón 3rd Bach D

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