Mixed conditional

Mixed conditional

1. Structure

   • Imagined past situation: if + had(n't) + past participle
     • Imagined present result: would(n't) + verb (infinitive)
       • Imagined present situation: if + past simple
         • Imagined past result: would(n't) + have + past participle

2. Use

   • Is use
     • To talk about a situation and a result in different times

3. Examples

   • Imagined past situation + imagined present result
     • If we had taken a taxi we wouldn't be late
       • Imagined present situation + imagined past result
         • I din't love him, I wouldn't have married him

4. What it is

   • A mixed conditional
     • Gives a situation and result
       • One is in past and the other in present