Third Conditional and Mixed Conditional

Third Conditional and Mixed Conditional

1. Third Conditional

   • Form/Structure
     • If + past perfect, would/wouldn’t have + past participle
     • Would have + past participle if + past perfect
     • Usage
       • The third conditional is used to express the past consequence of an unrealistic action or situation in the past
         • Example
           • If it had rained, you would have gotten wet.
           • I would have believed you if you hadn't lied to me before.
           • You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder.

2. Mixed Conditional

   • Form/Structure
     • If + subject + past perfect, subject + would + verb in the infinitive
     • If + subject + past simple, subject + would + have + verb in 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 you had eaten your lunch, you wouldn't be hungry now.
         • If your answer were incorrect, I would have told you.

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

   • The third conditional is used when you want to see something that happened in the past and was unrealistic while the mixed conditional used when an action from the past is controversial in the present.

4. Name

   • David López

5. Course

   • 3rd Bach "C"