THE CONDITIONALS (inverted/mixed)

Inverted

Importante

Conditionals

Mixed Conditionals

Mixed third/second conditional We use this combination to talk about a hypothetical condition happening in the past (third conditional) with a present result (second conditional). We use past perfect in the if clause and would/could/might + infinitive in the main clause. If I had been elected, I would be the president now.If I had won the lottery, I would be rich. Mixed second/third conditional We use this combination to talk about a hypothetical condition happening in the present (second conditional) with a past result (third conditional). We use past in the if clause and would/could/might + have + past participle in the main clause. If I were a man, they would have given me the job. If I didn’t have so much work, I would have gone to the party last night.

FIRST COND.

SHOULD + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE instead of IF + PRESENT SIMPLE

SECOND COND.

WERE + SUBJECT +TO + INFINITIVE instead of IF + PAST SIMPLE

THIRD COND.

HAD + SUBJECT+ PAST PARTICIPLE instead of IF + PAST PERFECT