1 Mixed past to present conditional We use this conditional to talk about IS3EHE results of an imagined [BE condition/action: ‘me, 1 Would BE in prison now. (Zam in prison now. ) ‘that thief had’ tricked me, | wouldn't be in prison now. Ifwe had missed the train, we wouldn't be here to enjoy your wedding. ‘you hadn't woken me up, I might stil be in bed! We can also use could/might + infinitive in the result clause: If you hadn't had the operation, you could be really ill now. We might be in a better financial position if you'd taken that job! 2. Mixed present to past conditional ‘We use this conditional to talk about imagined past results of a [preEnE condition/situation: If didn’t believe you, | would have left you. ma (1 didn’t leave you. ) If you Were a better student, you could Wave one to university ( E) (You didn’t go to university. » FI didn’t believe you, would have left you. ‘tJohn wasn'ta hard worker, he wouldn’t have got a eremotion. itthad a better memory, ‘I coulld have won the Mastermind competition. We can also use could have/might have + past participle in the result clause: Uf we hadn't lost the first match, we might still have been in the competition. (less certain than would) You could have gone to university if you were a better student, ( You would have been able to. / You aren’t a good student.)