Grammar
Let’s look at mixed conditionals.
You know that conditionals can be
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situation |
result |
Present or future time |
If + past simple |
would, could, might + verb in infinitive/ be + ing |
Past time |
If + past perfect |
would have, could have, might have + past participle |
Past situation, present result: |
If Annberly hadn’t watched TV programmes, her brother would not be alive today. |
Past situation, future result: |
If Oscar hadn’t been so determined, his mother might have more scars to other parts of her body. |
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The zero conditional |
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The first conditional |
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The second conditional |
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The third conditional |