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What is the correct structure for a statement about not being able to report to work due to a past situation?
What is the correct structure for a statement about not being able to report to work due to a past situation?
Which sentence correctly expresses a missed opportunity due to a past action?
Which sentence correctly expresses a missed opportunity due to a past action?
What is the right way to indicate regret about not having healthy habits affecting a future outcome?
What is the right way to indicate regret about not having healthy habits affecting a future outcome?
Identify the correct conditional structure for expressing a decision affected by past knowledge.
Identify the correct conditional structure for expressing a decision affected by past knowledge.
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Which of the following sentences correctly reflects a situation regarding a canceled holiday?
Which of the following sentences correctly reflects a situation regarding a canceled holiday?
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Study Notes
Mixed Conditionals
- Mixed conditionals combine different tenses to express hypothetical situations in the past, present, and future.
- Type 1: If + past simple, would + infinitive
- Type 2: If + past perfect, would + have + past participle
- Type 3: If + past perfect, would + infinitive
- Example 1: If I hadn't lost my phone (past perfect, unreal past), I would have been able to follow us (would + have + past participle, unreal past).
- Example 2: We don't have access to convenient networks (present simple, real present), so we couldn't get the data to us (couldn't, unreal past).
- Example 3: If I had told my husband about the surprise (past perfect, unreal past), he wouldn't have done it (would + infinitive, unreal present).
- Example 4: We cancelled our holiday (past simple, real past), and now we aren't having fun at the beach (present continuous, real present).
- Example 5: She wouldn't spend her holiday in the meaning don't take back (would + infinitive, unreal present).
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Test your understanding of mixed conditionals with this engaging quiz. Explore different tenses and learn how to express hypothetical situations in various time frames. Practice with examples to master this important aspect of English grammar.