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    The document discusses two types of mixed conditionals that express unreal situations: the past condition/present result conditional uses the past perfect tense in the if-clause to refer to a past condition and the present tense in the result clause to talk about the present result; the present condition/past result conditional uses the past simple tense in the if-clause to refer to a present condition and the past perfect tense in the result clause to talk about a past result. Examples are provided for each.

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    The document discusses two types of mixed conditionals that express unreal situations: the past condition/present result conditional uses the past perfect tense in the if-clause to refer to a past condition and the present tense in the result clause to talk about the present result; the present condition/past result conditional uses the past simple tense in the if-clause to refer to a present condition and the past perfect tense in the result clause to talk about a past result. Examples are provided for each.

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    The document discusses two types of mixed conditionals that express unreal situations: the past condition/present result conditional uses the past perfect tense in the if-clause to refer to a past condition and the present tense in the result clause to talk about the present result; the present condition/past result conditional uses the past simple tense in the if-clause to refer to a present condition and the past perfect tense in the result clause to talk about a past result. Examples are provided for each.

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    Mixed conditionals

    A conditional consist of two clauses: the condition (or if-clause) and the main (or result clause).
    Depending on the meaning we try to convey we have many different conditionals at our exposal
    to express ourselves clearly. We are going to look at two mixed conditionals that express unreal
    situations.

    Past Condition / Present Result


    The first one has a condition in the past and a present result. We use it to express that if
    something had been different in the past there would be a present result.
    The structure is: If + past perfect, would (could, might) + infinitive.
    Example: If we hadn't missed our flight we'd be in Spain now.

    Present Condition / Past Result


    The next one has a present condition and a past result. We use it to express that due to certain
    present conditions something already happened in the past.
    The structure is: if + past simple, would (could, might) have + past participle.
    Example: If I was more diligent, I would've finished my degree at university. The meaning is: I am
    not a diligent person and because of this present condition I have never finished my degree.

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