This document discusses mixed conditional sentences, which contain elements of more than one conditional type. There are two types of mixed conditionals: 1) Present result of a past condition, which uses the past perfect tense in the if-clause and would/could/might in the main clause. 2) Past result of a present or continuing condition, which uses the past simple in the if-clause and would have/could have in the main clause. Examples are provided for each type of mixed conditional.

1. MIXEDCONDITIONALS
Prepared by Ebru Kırıkoğlu

2. MixedType
 It is possible for the two parts of a conditional
sentence to refer to different times and the resulting
sentence is a mixed conditional sentence.There are
two types of mixed conditional sentence:
 Present result of a past condition (Type 3 +Type 2)
 Past result of a present or continuing condition
(Type 2 +Type 3)

3. MixedType
 Present result of a past condition
(Type 3 +Type 2)
If Clause Main Clause
Past Perfect (had + V3) would, could, might
If I had worked harder at school,
Past condition: I didn’t work
hard.
I would have a better job now.
Present result: I don’t have a good
job.
If I hadn’t behaved rude to Kate,
Past condition: I was rude
Kate would still be friends with me.
Present result: We’re not friends
anymore.

4. MixedType
 Past result of a present or continuing condition
(Type 2 +Type 3)
If Clause Main Clause
Past Simple would have, could have…
If I wasn’t afraid of spiders,
Present condition: I’m afraid of
spiders.
I would have picked it up.
Past result: I didn’t pick it up.
If we didn’t trust him,
Present condition: We trust him
we wouldn’t have hired him.
Past result: We hired him.