{"id":3200,"date":"2016-05-11T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T18:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3200"},"modified":"2016-05-02T11:09:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:09:31","slug":"mixed-conditionals-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/mixed-conditionals-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Mixed Conditionals Mix You Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we are going to look at mixed conditionals. In English there are <\/span><b>two types<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of mixed conditionals:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Present result of a past condition<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This mixed conditional is used when we are referring to an unreal past condition and its probable present result. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Structure:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If + past perfect (condition clause) + present conditional (main clause)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I had left work early, I would be at home by now<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If he had studied harder, he would pass the exam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If she had bought a ticket, she would go to the concert<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to remember that these examples can be switched around and still mean the same thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Past result of present condition<\/h2>\n<p>We use this mixed conditional to explain an unreal present situation and its most likely past result.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Structure:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If + simple past (condition clause) + perfect conditional (main clause)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If he liked chocolate, he would have eaten some.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they had a car, they would have driven here<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we had money, we would have gone on holiday<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like above, these examples\u2019 clauses can be switched around but still keep the same meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t get mixed up\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let mixed conditionals mix you up in English. Learn these rules and you will be off to a great start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the Author: This post was written by George, a teacher from<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABA English<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABA English\u2013the American &amp; British Academy\u2013is an online academy specializing in teaching English with a unique learning methodology based on the principles of natural learning methods.\u00a0ABA English teaches you English through short films that take place in real-life situations\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><\/i><b><i>144 free video classes<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0Go to<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abaenglish.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABA English<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and start improving your English with your free 144 video classes.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we are going to look at mixed conditionals. 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