Grammar: Third Conditional vs. Mixed Conditional

Grammar: Third Conditional vs. Mixed Conditional

1. Third Conditional

   • Structure
     • if + past perfect ...................would + have + past participle
   • Example
     • If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane
     • If I had remembered it was your birthay, I would have bought you a present
     • If I had saved my money, I could have gone on holiday.
   • Warning
     • We use would have + -ed in the main clause, not in the conditional clause
       • Example: If he had stayed in the same room as Dave, it would have been a disaster.
   • Usage
     • It talks about the past. It's used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.

2. Mixed conditional

   • Structure 2
     • - They are used to refer to an unreal situation that occurs in the person and its probable outcome - Express an idea contrary to the current situation
     • If + Simple Past, Perfect conditional(would/wouldn´t + have + Past Participle) functions
     • Example
       • If we didn't trust him we would have sacked him months ago.
   • Structure 1
     • - They serve to express an unreal condition located in the past - They express a situation contrary to reality both in the past and in the present
     • If + Past Perfect, Present Conditional (would/wouldn´t + verb (base form)) functions
     • Example
       • We wouldn't be lost if we had looked at the map.
   • 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.

3. Webliography

   • https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditional.html
   • https://www.colanguage.com/es/el-tercer-condicional-y-el-condicional-mixto
   • https://www.ef.com/ca/english-resources/english-grammar/mixed-conditional/

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

   • The third conditional is used to express a hypothetical situation from the past.The mixed conditional serves to mix different time periods or moments in which the past and the present are mixed.