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We use mixed conditionals to express...
Something unreal / an unreal situation / a hypothetical situation
What is the word that makes a conditional, a conditional? This little word express the condition.
Clue: two letters
If
If I _________ the lottery, I would be rich now. (win)
If I had won the lottery, I would be rich now. (Mixed type 1 - 3rd and 2nd)
If I saw a celebrity, I would have asked for an autograph.
Mixed conditional type 2 ( 2nd and 3rd)
What two conditionals do we use to make a mixed conditional?
Second and third conditional
How many mixed types did we see in class?
Two
If I didn't have to work so much, I _______________ to the party last night. (go)
If I didn't have to work so much, I would have gone to the party last night. (Mixed type 2 - 2nd and 3rd)
If you had finished the platform, you would be more relaxed.
Mixed conditional type 1 - 3rd and 2nd)
For writing a mixed conditional sentence we use the modal verb...
Would
What do we do with 2nd and 3rd conditionals to create a mixed conditional?
We switch them
If she _________ born in the United States, she ____________ a visa to work there now. (be) (not need)
If she had been born in the United States, she wouldn't need a visa to work there now. Mixed type 1 - 3rd and 2nd)
If I hadn't revised the conditionals, I would be lost.
Mixed conditional type 1 - (3rd and 2nd)
In the mixed type 1. If we have a past condition, then we'll have a _______ result.
Present
Mixed type 1 struture
If + past perfect , would + infinitive
If she _______ afraid of flying, she ______________ by boat. (not be) (not travel)
If she wasn't afraid of flying, she wouldn't have travelled by boat.
If you had gone to that party, you would have caught Covid like all the guests.
3rd conditional
In the mixed type 2. If we have a present condition, then we'll have a _______ result.
Past
Mixed type 2 struture
If + past simple , would have + past participle
Create a sentence based on the situation "at a concert"
If I hadn't come, I wouldn't see you at the concert. (mixed type 1 - 3rd and 2nd)
or If I didn't go to concerts, I wouldn' have seen you at one. (mixed type 2 - 2nd and 3rd)
I would have visited New Zealand If I had had the chance.
3rd conditional