MIXED CONDITIONALS

I. Read the examples of second and third conditional sentences and answer the
questions below.
Second conditional
Jo: “If I were a web designer, I would design my own website.”
Third conditional
Ed: “ If I had passed my exams, I would have gone to university.”
1. Is Jo a web designer?
2. Is she designing her own website?
3. Did Ed pass his exams?
4. Did Ed go to university?
5. Which conditional sentence is about an imaginary situation in the present?
6. Which conditional sentence is about an imaginary situation in the past ( something which
didn’t happen)?
II. Read the examples of mixed conditionals. Then say whether each half of the
sentences (a-d) refers to the past or present.
I am not a software, so I didn’t apply for…..

a. b.
If I were a software engineer, I would have applied for a job in the USA years ago.
I did not go to university, so I don’t have a better job today.
b. d.
If I had gone to university I would have a better job today.
Mixed conditionals
A mixed conditionals is a sentence about an imaginary situation. Part of it
refers to the past and part refers to the present.
Second conditional
If + past simple/ past continuous, would/ could/ might + verb
Third conditional
If + past perfect/ past perfect continuous, would/ could might have + pp
Mixed conditional
If + past simple, would have + PP or
If + past perfect, would + verb
III. Complete the mixed conditional sentences with the correct form of the verb in
brackets.
1. We (not be)________lost now if you (not forget)_______the map!
2. If you (be)________fitter, you (not feel) ________so bad after that walk this morning.
3. If today (not be)_________Sunday, I (get up)__________hours ago.
4. You (know)_________what to do next if you (listen)_______to the instructions I just gave
you.
5. You (laugh)______________at that joke if you (have)____________a better sense of
humour.
6. If he (not like)___________cheese, he (not order)____________a pizza for lunch
yesterday.
IV. Read the sentences and write mixed conditionals to express the same information.
1. Hannah loves Mika. That’s why she bought tickets for his concert.
If Hannah didn’t love Mika, she wouldn’t have bought tickets for his concert.
2. It’s raining. That’s why we didn’t go to the beach.
If it was not raining, we would have gone to the beach.
3. Suzie didn’t have breakfast this morning. That’s why she’s hungry now.
If Suzie had had breakfast this morning, she wouldn’t be hungry now.
4. It didn’t snow last week. That’s why we can’t go skiing today.
5. I failed my maths last month. That’s why I’m taking it again.
6. Boris can’t drive. That’s why he came here by taxi.
7. I didn’t see the beginning of this film. That’s why I don’t understand what’s happening.
8. Dave isn’t interested in fashion. That’s why he bought those horrible clothes.
HOMEWORK
I. Complete these mixed conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. If I had payed more attention in French classes when I was at school, I would understand
what that man is saying.
2. She wasn’t at this school now if her parents hadn’t moved to this town three years ago.
3. If I didn’t like pasta, I wouldn’t have had it for dinner last night.
4. If I was taller, I would have joined the police force when I left school.
5. You would have a lot of money now if you had invested wisely.
6. If it wasn’t so cold this morning, I wouldn’t have worn my fur coat.
7. If you had payed attention, you could work out the answer.
II. Read the situation and write mixed conditional sentences.
1. I failed my maths exam last month. That’s why I’m taking it again.
If I hadn’t failed my maths exam last month, I wouldn’t taking it again.
2. I haven’t got much money. That’s why I didn’t buy a new car.
If I got much of money, I would have bought a new car.
3. Dave didn’t write to Emily. That’s why she’s cross with him.
If Dave had written to Emily, she wouldn’t cross with him.
4. Bill is learning German. That’s why he spent the summer in Munich.
If Bill didn’t learn German, he wouldn’t have spent the summer in Munich.
5. Poland beat Belgium. That’s why they’re playing in the European Cup.
If Poland hadn’t beaten German, they wouldn’t play in the European Cup.
6. Ellen hasn’t got a mobile. That’s why she couldn’t phone you last night.
If Ellen got a mobile, she would have phoned you last night.
7. Harry lost his Ipod. That’s why he’s looking miserable.
If Harry hadn’t lost his Ipod, he wouldn’t look miserable.
8. Madeline isn’t feeling well. That’s why she didn’t go to school yesterday.
If Madeline felt well, she would have gone to school yesterday.
1. Stop yourself showing negative emotions or feelings
2. Make your feelings obvious to others
3. Disclose = divulge= reveal- release>< suppress (restrain) one’s feelings
4. Emotionally/ easily hurt: vulnerable
Express/ release/ show emotions/ feelings
(to) vent out ….: pour out
5. Innermost thoughts: personal and private thoughts
6. Pent-up (a) held back, not shown or not expressed
How do you express your emotions? ( 10 sentences)

I consider myself as a highly introverted person. Therefore, it’s somehow uneasy to dig into
my internal thoughts. Most of the time, I adjust my emotions drew on the opponent’s
expression and my intuitions toward their feelings. It can be tought since it seems I’m the
one who feels the blow. However, it provides me a comprehensive view about the emotions
of that opponent and myself which lead to a comfortable atmosphere of the conversation
while I still retain my true feelings. With friends, my tendency is to use facial expression to
let them know my (contemporary) emotions, because my talk ability is should not be trusted.
Anyway, the best way for me to express emotions is throughing textuality. I become a self-
assertive one when I use written words to describe my own sentiment. “Excellent written
self-expression because of vast vocabulary, carefulness in word selection and textual
empathy”, as what a Literature teacher as my school said. However, even if a person so close
to me, there are still lots of line that he/she cannot come across, because I am reluctant to
open up my innermost thoughts, after all.