By Mixed conditionals, Conditionals

New2grammar wrote: Even if I had somewhere to go, I can't leave because we're in the middle of nowhere, and I don't have a car. I think "can't" needs to be replaced by "couldn't" to satisfy Conditional Type 2. FYI, I picked this sentence from a native speaker's blog. Can should be could;...

If I go to China, I would visit the Great Wall You told me, the above sentence is mixed conditional. You also gave the following examples of mixed conditional : If you had worked harder last year (third conditional), you would know English well know (second conditional). If he knew English...

Ruslana wrote: Hope this will help you: First conditional Second conditional Third conditional Thank you very much I understood three conditional. I have one more doubt. What is mixed conditional? I read about `mixed conditional' somewhere else in the forum. But I didn't...

Ruslana wrote: Yes, I know about the third conditional. The thing I called "mixed conditional" is something I read about in my grammar book. They say that it is a case when there is one type of condition in a main clause, and another type - in a subordinate clause. Here are some examples: If...

Yes, I know about the third conditional. The thing I called "mixed conditional" is something I read about in my grammar book. They say that it is a case when there is one type of condition in a main clause, and another type - in a subordinate clause. Here are some examples: If you had worked...

Ruslana wrote: If I go to China, I will visit the Great Wall --> (1st conditional) implies that you have time/money/the wish to visit China and maybe you will really do it and will visit the Great Wall. If I went to China, I would visit the Great Wall --> (2nd conditional) implies that...

If I go to China, I will visit the Great Wall --> (1st conditional) implies that you have time/money/the wish to visit China and maybe you will really do it and will visit the Great Wall. If I went to China, I would visit the Great Wall --> (2nd conditional) implies that you will hardly...

Ok, here's an example. If I win the lottery, I will buy a car.(I'm playing the lottery, and I believe that there's at least 50% chance that I am going to win) If I won the loterry, I would buy a car.(I'm not playing the lottery; or I am, but I think I have less than maybe 10% chance of...

Tlzone08 wrote:I thought you can use "If I have money, I will help you." OK and "If I have money, I would help you." No, that's not OK Here, HAVE is the present tense, and WOULD is the past tense. In the sentence above, 'would help' is conditional (i.e. 'would' is not the...

Marius Hancu wrote: 1. If he (was, were) over 18, he would have been hired.were is better than was, but still not the best (see further). My take: If he had been over 18 ... is ok because it's an unreal condition in the past, eg. at the moment of the interview. BUT ... If he were over 18...