Third Conditional / Mixed Conditional

Third Conditional / Mixed Conditional

1. Structure

   • if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle

2. Usage

   • We make the third conditional by using the past perfect after 'if' and then 'would have' and the past participle in the second part of the sentence

3. Example

   • f we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane

4. Structure

   • If+past simple,perfect conditional ( would/ wouldn't+ have+ past participle)

5. Usage

   • Refer to an unreal present situation and its probable (but unreal) past result. In these mixed conditional sentences, the time in the if clause is now or always and the time in the main clause is before now

6. Example

   • I would have a better job now if I had worked harder at school.

7. What is difference between Third Conditional vs. 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
     • So that’s all a mixed conditional is – a combination of the second and third conditionals.

8. https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar-guides/grammar-advanced.php

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