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Hi,This is part of what Roger Woodham said when responding to a question. This is from BBC Learning English about mixed conditionals. Roger Woodham said this in her response to a question:mixed second / third conditional The other possibility, though I think this is less common, is when we have...

Marius, I feel kinda scared writing another reply to you... If you are angry at me, just feel free to ignore me! «If this house had been white I'd have bought it. Past time.» Yep, this is the standard type 3, used in a past context. But there exist mixed conditionals. Here's a...

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...

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.

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...

Thank you all for answering my post. The problem I see is NOT the contrast beween rules and exceptions, or between grammar and spoken language, BUT, basically, the lack of unanimity on what is correct and what is wrong. After Marius' and Tam's examples, it was pretty clear that the structure...

Thank you, Tam, for the effort you made to try to let me understand this structure. However ... Tam Sadek wrote: Perhaps this example using the Past Perfect/Past Simple will make it clearer. "We arrived late because our plane had been delayed" versus "We arrived late because our plane was...

Hi Tanit, The whole mystery behind these mixed conditionals is merely context from the real life situation. As you probably know the Past Perfect is a last resort for native speakers in conversation as it can usually be avoided by using the Past Simple linked to the fact that everyone involved...

1. I could have made half a grand if they had got it in stock. (Why do I need 'had had got'? #2 is correct?) ***** IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ ***** {JJT's responses marked off by ++ ... ++} ****** ++ Let's drop , Jack, as there are differences between the BrE and AmE/CdE that will needlessly...