What is difference between: Third Conditional vs. Mixed Conditional?

What is difference between: Third Conditional vs. Mixed Conditional?

1. Third Conditional

   • USAGE
     • The third conditional is used to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action or situation in the past
   • EXAMPLE
     • If he had studied harder, he would have passed the exam
       • If it had rained, you would have gotten wet.
         • If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.

2. Mixed Conditional

   • USAGE
     • It is possible for the two parts of a conditional sentence to refer to different times, and the resulting sentence is a "mixed conditional" sentence. There are two types of mixed conditional sentence.
   • Examples
     • If I had worked harder at school, I would have a better job now
       • I would have a better job now if I had worked harder at school
         • If you had caught that plane you would be dead now.

3. f I had gone to the party on Saturday night, I would be tired NOW. This sentence is a mixed conditional. The IF clause is the third conditional, talking about the hypothetical past, and the results clause is the second conditional, taking about a PRESENT result. ... This will then be present condition/past result.

4. Bibliography

   • https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/mixed-conditional/
     • https://www.englishcollege.com/what-difference-2nd-3rd-conditionals-why-mixed
       • https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditional.html

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