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Mixed conditionals

Mixed conditionals

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English

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10th - 12th Grade

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CCSS
L.2.1F, L.8.1C, L.8.3A

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Kristina Kokotova

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Mixed conditionals

I know how to use them properly!

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Conditional sentences

  • If you heat water, it boils. (Present)

  • If you finish your homework, we will go to the cinema. (Present or Future)

  • If it rained, you would stay at home. (Present or Future)

  • If I had been free yesterday, I would have joined you. (Past)

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Mixed Conditionals

are conditionals where the tense in the main clause is different from the tense in the conditional-clause (also called if-clause).

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Present + Past


If I were you, I would have bought the red dress.


(I am not you, so I did not buy the red dress in the past.)


If the teacher were here, she would have turned on the heater this morning.


(The teacher is not here right now, so the heater was not turned on this morning.)

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Multiple Choice

If you _____ more attentive, you ______________ the exam yesterday.

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are, would pass

2

were; would have passed

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were; would pass

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Multiple Choice

If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.

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I was not rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari yesterday.

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I am not currently rich and that is why I didn't buy the Ferrari yesterday.

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Present + Future

  • If I were you, I would call Tom and apologize.

    (I am not you, but you should call Tom and apologize.)

  • If Fred were here, he would go with us to Colorado on Thursday.

    (Fred is not here right now, so he will not go with us to Colorado on Thursday.)

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Multiple Choice

If Bob had more time, he would attend the cooking class next week.

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Bob does not have more time, so he will not attend the cooking class next week.

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Bob did not have more time, so he did not attend the cooking class.

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Open Ended

Write one conditional sentence present +past.

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Open Ended

Write one conditional sentence present + future.

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Mixed conditionals

I know how to use them properly!

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