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Mixed Conditionals
Questions 1-5
Supply the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to make one of the two (a or b) mixed conditionals.
a) If he __knew_ (know) the book was out if print, he __
would not have tried
___ (not try) to
find it in all the shops. (
If + simple past & perfect conditional
)
b) If my mother __
had had
____ (have) her blood pressure checked, she __
would not be
__
(not be) in hospital now. (
If + past perfect & present [continuous] conditional
)
1. If Tom __________________ (not sell) his car he _______________ (give) you a lift.
2. We ____________________ (not wait) for you if we _________________ (know) where to go.
3. I ____________________ (not walk) in the rain now if I ___________________ (take) the
umbrella.
4. If she ___________________ (stay) in China a few months longer, she ____________________
(speak) Chinese fluently.
5. If I _________________ (have) the money, I _______________________ (go) to Cuba.
Questions 6- 10
Underline the verb forms of these mixed conditionals and identify the type of mixed conditional.
I wouldn’t feel so cold if I had put on my coat. (b)
6. If he had gone into the green grocery business when he left school, he would be comfortably
off now. ( )
7. If Erica weren’t a reliable journalist, she wouldn’t have been promoted to desk editor. ( )
8. If they had hung that picture lower, people would be able to see it. ( )
9. If we had bought the tickets in advance, we would be at the movies now. ( )
10. If I didn’t have to finish the report, I would have gone to the party last night. ( )
