[HI/Grammer] Mixed Conditional

	Situation	Form
		If Clause	Main Clause
First Conditional	real situations connected with the present or future	present simple	will + base form
Second Conditional	imaginary and unreal situations connected with the present or future	past simple	would + base form
Third Conditional	imaginary and unreal situations connected with the past	past perfect	would + have + past participle
Mixed Conditional	present consequences of a past action	past perfect	would + base form

 

Examples

• First conditional
  • If I win the lottery, I will buy a big house.
• Second conditional
  • What would you do if you won the lottery?
• Third conditional
  • If he had left five minutes earlier he would have caught the train.
• Mixed conditional
  • If we had left the house on time, the movie wouldn't be sold out.
    = We didn't leave the house on thiem and now the movie is sold out.
  • If I hadn't spent it all in Las Vegas last weekend, I would have some money.
    = I don't have any oney because I spent it all in Las Vegas last weekend.
  • If I had gone shopping yesterday, I would have some food in the fridge.
    = I didn't go shopping yesterday, so I don't have any food in the fridge.