Mixed Conditional Sentences Practice for School Homework
If she ______ (study) harder, she ______ (pass) the exam last year.
If I ______ (know) about the meeting, I ______ (not miss) it yesterday.
If they ______ (not move) to the city, they ______ (still live) in the countryside now.
Hi there, Amanda and Briano!
The type of conditional sentence that combines the past and present situations could be the Second or Third Conditional.
The second conditional is used for an unreal situation that can refer to a time that is now or any time. These sentences are not based on fact. These situations are unlikely or hypothetical scenarios.
The sentence pattern for the second conditional is:
IF + (simple past), subject + would + verb...
For example:
- If I won the lottery, I would buy everything I wanted.
- If she spoke all the languages in the world, she would travel the world.
On the other hand, the third conditional is used to refer to a time in the past wherein the situation is contrary to reality. This conditional is used to refer to an unreal past condition and its possible outcome. The exercises that Briano has to answer appear to be in the third conditional because of the time expression in the past.
The sentence pattern for the second conditional is:
IF + (past perfect), subject + would + present perfect...
For example:
- If I had won the lottery, I would have bought everything I wanted this year.
- If she had spoken all the languages in the world, she would have traveled the world.
Let me assist you with your exercises:
If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam last year.
If I had known about the meeting, I would not have missed it yesterday.
If they had not moved to the city, they would still have lived in the countryside now.
