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5. Mixed conditionals

All types of conditionals can be mixed. Any tense combination is possible if the context permits it.

Type 2

If they were playing all day,

they will be tired out now.

Type 1

Type 2

If I were you,

I would have invited her.

Type 3

Type 3

If she had saved the money,

She would go on holiday.

Type 2

5.1 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

Yesterday the famous bank robber, Fingers Smith, robbed an­other bank in the centre of town. As usual, he only stole £10. If he 1) ___________ (leave) any clues, he 2) ___________ (be) in prison now, but he's much too clever. He disconnected the security cameras; if he 3) ___________ (not/do) that, the police 4) ___________ (have) him on film now. The strange thing is, Fingers doesn't seem to be interested in the money; if he 5) ___________ (be), he 6) ___________ (can/steal) thousands of pounds by now. The police are deter­mined to catch him, and the Chief is confident that they will. He says that if he 7) ___________ (think) they weren't going to arrest Fingers eventually, he 8) ___________ (leave) the police force long ago.

5.2 The students in two teams read the text and in turn make Conditionals. Each correct sentence gets 1 point:

One night Paul was bored so he decided to go to the cinema. But the cinema was full because the film was very popular. Paul's friend lives near the cinema so he went to visit him. When he arrived, he heard his friend shouting for help. The door was open so Paul was able to get into the house. His friend had been painting and had fallen off the step-ladder. His leg was broken so he couldn't move. It was lucky that the cinema was full and Paul called round on him.

e.g. If Paul hadn’t been bored, he wouldn’t have decided to go to the cinema.

5.3 * Rewrite the following as mixed conditional sentences as in the example:

e.g. She isn't at the meeting because she wasn't told about it. – She would be at the meeting if she had been told about it.

1. I didn't apply for the job. I don't want to work there.

2. He didn't take his job seriously. He's unemployed now.

3. He didn't train every day. He won't win the race.

4. I didn't book seats. We can't go to the concert tonight.

5. You didn't warn me. Now I'm in a difficult situation.

6. I don't know him very well so I didn't give him any advice.

5.4 * Match the clauses and write the mixed conditional sentences:

e.g. 1F - If you had told me about this problem earlier, everything would be all right now.

1. If you had told me about this problem earlier,

2. If you were a more sensitive person,

3. If they don't contact you soon,

4. If he hadn't died so young,

5. If he didn't work so hard all the time,

6. If the train hadn't been delayed,

7. If he was feeling ill this morning,

8. If you're coming with us,

9. If I really wanted to have children,

10.If you had worked harder last month,

11. If he was happy,

12. If you hadn't lost your job,

13. If she didn't lose her temper so quickly,

14. If she doesn't do her work,

15. Can I borrow your pen,

16. If the machine stopped,

17. You wouldn't be so hungry

18. Whistle

19. If I study here for another month,

20. If it's raining,

A he probably won't be at the meeting.

B you could always ring them up.

C his wife would never have left him.

D you wouldn't have said that to her.

E I would have had them by now.

F everything would be all right now.

G would you hurry up and get ready?

H you wouldn't be so busy this month.

I we would be there by now.

J I'm sure he'd be a famous musician by now.

K we stopped.

L she wouldn't have got into that fight.

M I wouldn't go out for a walk.

N I'll have been here for a year.

O I was happy.

P send her home.

Q if you'd eaten a proper breakfast.

R we wouldn't be living here.

S if you see the police coming.

T if you've finished using it?

5.5 Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tense:

1. If you'd stayed at home, there _____ (not be) any trouble.

2. What would you do if he _____ (resign) tomorrow?

3. It's a pity John didn't come to the football. He _____ (liked) it.

4. I'll do it if he _____ (ask) me.

5. I wouldn't have been so upset if Judy _____ (write) to me earlier.

6. If we offered him more money, __________ (he stay) here?

7. If she's gone out, we _____ (ask) Peter to do it for us.

8. I _____ (look after) the bags if you carry the children.

9. We would have missed the train if we _____ (be) two minutes later.

10. It's a pity Terry wasn't at the party. He _____ (love) it.