In Mixed conditionals^x, Verbs^x

Actually it is the right way of saying it! There's something called MIXED conditionals, and "if i were in your shoes, i would've killed him" is a perfect example. Type 2 Conditional, as Conchita57 meantioned, refers to an unreal situation in the present/future. So when you say "if i were...

Conchita57 wrote:This is not the usual combination of tenses in conditional sentences. You could say either:'If I were in your shoes, I would kill him' (unreal situation in the present/future)or:'If I had been in your shoes, I would have killed him' (unreal situation in the past). Actually it...

User_gary wrote: It would be best if you could post your question again on this page. What about this conditional statement? I have learnt (1st conditional, 2nd conditional, 3rd conditional, mixed conditional). But this sentence is completely difference from all forms. Could you help me...

For those traditional conditional types mentioned by MrP, you may want to have a look at: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_3.htm

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...

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...

CalifJim wrote:Any luck finding another with the mixed conditional? How about this one? ------ 'Let us start with the unusual verb form usurp upon. Did anyone look it up in a dictionary?' Silence. 'If you had, you would have found that usurp upon means to intrude or...

Thanks for your reply, MrP. 1. I would call it an exclamatory conditional. The main clause is left unspoken, but we can usually infer it, e.g. "if only she would contact me, I would be very happy". Ok, it’s a conditional with an unexpressed result but still a ‘conditional’ right? In this case,...

Hello Hela 1“Altogether, and so is the house in Portman Square. There never was anything more sad or desolate. You a) would find a) is the mixed conditional possible here or not ? = the speaker is not sure that Mr Finn is going to succeed but if ever this happened he is sure of Mrs Kennedy’s...

Thank you VERY much, MrP. :d Sorry, I still have more questions about the alternatives. Example: 1“Altogether, and so is the house in Portman Square. There never was anything more sad or desolate. You a) would find a) is the mixed conditional possible here or not ? = the speaker is not sure...