By Conditionals, Mixed conditionals

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

1. If I were X, I would never have done Y. If you have to analyse the structure in terms of the traditional conditional types, yes, it is indeed "mixed". The if-clause is a type 2; the main clause is a type 3. The reason is as follows. Where the if-clause presents an imaginary present state,...

BTW, the full poem is here: Ode to the West Wind http://www.bartleby.com/106/275 For its understanding, see: http://www.essays.cc/free_essays/e5/tmw244.shtml

Yes, it's mixed conditional. If I were... The first part is in Past Simple because it's not actually an action. Rather it is just a state. The second part, "I would never have striven", is written so because the author regrets about a past deed.

"If I were a dead leaf thou mightest bear; If I were a swift cloud to fly with thee; (...) if even I were as in my boyhood, and could be The comrade of thy wanderings over heaven, As then, when to outstrip thy skiey speed Scarce seem'd a vision—I would ne'er have...

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...