G RA M M A R :

MIXED CO N DI T I O N A LS :
TY P E 2 & T Y P E 3
 MIXED CONDITIONALS : HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS

• UNREAL ACTIONS IN THE PAST WITH A PRESENT RESULT :

IF I HAD SAVED ENOUGH MONEY, I WOULD BUY A NICE CAR.

( I DIDN’T SAVE ENOUGH MONEY SO I DON’T HAVE A NICE CAR. )

• UNREAL ACTIONS IN THE PRESENT WITH A PAST RESULT :

IF WE WERE RICH, WE WOULD HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD.

( WE’RE NOT WEALTHY SO WE COULDN’T AFFORD TRAVEL.)

 MIXED CONDITIONAL :
TYPE 2 ( 2ND. + 3RD. CONDITIONAL)

• UNREAL SITUATIONS IN THE PRESENT WITH A PAST RESULT.

IF CLAUSE IN 2ND CONDITIONAL AND RESULT CLAUSE IN 3RD. CONDITIONAL
IF + SIMPLE PAST , WOULD/COULD/MAY/MIGHT HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

• I DON’T HAVE A CAR. I COULDN’T TRAVEL. ( FACT )

IF I HAD A CAR, I COULD HAVE TRAVELED.

• I DON’T HAVE MONEY . I DIDN’T GO OUT. .

IF I HAD MONEY , I WOULD HAVE GONE OUT .
 LET’S PRACTICE !
MIXED CONDITIONAL TYPE 2

1.- SHE DOESN’T HAVE A GOOD VOICE. SHE DIDN’T MAKE IT TO “LA VOZ MEXICO”.
IF SHE HAD A GOOD VOICE, SHE COULD/WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO “LA VOZ MEXICO”.
2.- I DON’T KNOW THE RULES TO PLAY SOCCER. I DIDN’T PLAY WITH THEM YESTERDAY.
IF I KNEW THE RULES, I WOULD/COULD/MIGHT HAVE PLAYED WITH THEM YESTERDAY.
3.- I’M NOT FASTER. I DIDN’T WIN THE RACE.
IF I WERE FASTER, I WOULD/COULD/MIGHT HAVE WON THE RACE.
4.- I’M NOT A SUPER HERO. I COULDN’T JOIN THE AVENGERS TEAM.
IF I WERE A SUPER HERO, I WOULD HAVE JOINED THE AVENGERS TEAM.
5.- MY BEST FRIENDS ARE FUN. WE SPENT A GOOD TIME TOGETHER .
IF MY BEST FRIENDS WEREN’T FUN, WE WOULDN’T HAVE SPENT A GOOD TIME TOGETHER.
 MIXED CONDITIONAL:
TYPE 3 ( 3RD. CONDITIONAL + 2ND. CONDITIONAL)

UNREAL ACTIONS IN THE PAST WITH A PRESENT RESULT.

IF + SUBJECT + PAST PERFECT + RESULT CLAUSE WOULD/COULD/MAY/MIGHT/ + VERB IN BASE FORM (INFINITIVE)

• MY FRIEND FAILED HIS FINAL TEST. HE’S RETAKING THE COURSE.

IF MY FRIEND HADN’T FAILED HIS TEST, HE WOULDN’T BE RETAKING THE COURSE.

• I DIDN’T GRADUATE LAST YEAR. I DON’T FIND ANY JOBS.

IF I HAD GRADUATED , I WOULD FIND A GOOD JOB.

• MY UNCLE CRASHED HIS CAR . HE NEEDS A NEW CAR.

• IF MY UNCLE HADN’T CRASHED HIS CAR , HE WOULDN’T NEED A NEW CAR.

 NOW YOU DO IT:
MIXED CONDITIONAL TYPE 3
1.- SHE DIDN’T DO GREAT AT SCHOOL. SHE DOESN’T HAVE A GOOD JOB .
IF SHE HAD DONE GREAT AT SCHOOL, SHE WOULD HAVE A GOOD JOB .
2.- LAURA OVERSLEPT IN THE BUS. SHE’S NOT WITH US NOW.
IF LAURA HADN’T OVERSLEPT IN THE BUS, SHE WOULD BE WITH US NOW.
3.- I SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY LAST WEEKEND. I’M IN RED NUMBERS NOW.
IF I HADN’T SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY LAST WEEKEND, I WOULDN’T BE IN RED NUMBERS NOW.
4.- I DIDN’T FIX MY COMPUTER. I HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE.
IF I HAD FIXED MY COMPUTER, I WOULDN’T HAVE TO BUY A NEW ONE.
5.- MY SISTER BROKE THE WINDOW. SHE HAS TO PAY FOR IT.
IF MY SISTER HADN’T BROKEN THE WINDOW, SHE WOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.