In Present tenses^x, Mixed conditionals^x, Simple present^x

I don't really know exactly why I said "wrong" in one place and "awkward" in another! Your question in the other thread seemed to focus on mixed conditionals, and I didn't want to leave you with the impression that all mixed conditionals are wrong. Maybe that's...

Lcchang wrote: If I get paid, I would buy you lunch. (Is this one OK? I bet the grammar book will not allow this sentence to be made.) Many grammar books would class this as a "mixed conditional". As Paco says, there is an conflict between the use of the simple present tense, which suggests...