MIXED CONDITIONAL

MIXED CONDITIONAL

1. Structure

   • If + Past Perfect, Present Conditional (would/wouldn’t + Verb (bare form)).

2. Usage

   • you might see the use of a mixture of conditionals and this is known as a mixed conditional sentence. This means that the speaker is referring to an event which may or may not have happened in the past which are hypothetical.
   • The conditional can be mixed. They are called mixed conditional. and the most common mixture is that of the 2nd and 3rd conditional.

3. Example

   • .If had listened to your advice, I wouldn’t be in the mess.
     • If he had checked the map, he wouldn’t be lost
       • If I had gone to university, I would be a doctor now.
         • If you had taken the course, you would know about it.

4. Mixed Third/ Second Conditional Mixed Second/ Third Conditional