MIXED CONDITIONAL

MIXED CONDITIONAL

Second Conditional (if+2nd conditional)

Third Conditional (if+3rd conditional)

• Used to express hypothetical or improbable situations in the present or future.
• Structure: If + subject + past simple verb, subject + would + infinitive verb.
• Example: If I had more time, I would go to the gym.

• Used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past where the action didn't happen.
• Structure: If + subject + had + past participle, subject + would have + past participle.
• Example: If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

If + 3rd Conditional

Second Conditional (2nd conditional)

• Sometimes referred to simply as the second conditional.
• Structure: If + subject + past simple verb, subject + would/could/might + infinitive verb.
• Example: If I were rich, I would travel the world.

• Similar to the third conditional but with a slightly different structure.
• Structure: If + subject + had + past participle, subject + would + infinitive verb.
• Example: If they had left earlier, they would have caught the train.

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