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Very useful. Clearly explained. Examples are appropriate. You speak distinct English..........not at all difficult for me to follow. More tests will encourage the learners......
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Hi Tapan, You can use was or were and they mean the same. Theoretically you should use "were" as it is the subjunctive, but more and more we use "was" as well. Hope that helps ! 🙏
First of all thank you for your great explanations.it really helps. Then i have a question from you. You said in the other lesson " if we said i'm studying biology and history we're giving no emphasis to biology or history" what type of conditional is this? Shouldn't we say we would be giving no emphasis...?
Hi Iva, yes you are correct... technically we are talking about a hypothetical situation, I use, if + past simple, so therefore the result clause should be would. But it goes to show that native speakers don’t always follow the rules! Well spotted ! 👏
If the discount were still, I would have purchased certain clothes yesterday. If I hadn't seen doctor naseer's blog, I wouldn't choose to pursue my postgraduate residency in the UK.
Hi Ajith, If the discount WAS still ON, I would have purchased certain clothes yesterday. If I hadn't seen doctor Naseer's blog, I wouldn't choose to pursue my postgraduate residency in the UK. Great mixed conditionals! well done! 👍
Nice video teacher, thanks for your help.! Quick question, in the 2nd sentence (5:03), why do you choose the second conditional and not the third?, because... "If the tickets hadn't been so expensive, I'd have gone to the cinema" Makes sense to me Greetings from Peru.!
Hi Marcelo, it depends on the meaning you want to give. if you want to say that in the past the tickets were expensive, then I agree you would use the third conditional. But if you want to say that the tickets are still expensive, now in the present, you would use the second. Hope that helps!
hi hello ! i have 2 doubts : the first one is that there is an example that i think its wrong because when you are using the verb to be in the second conditional in the past tense, you have to use always the form " were ". You need the subjuntive mood, so its if it weren't cold, i would go for a walk , instead that if it wasn't cold, i would go for a walk 1:17 my second doubt its that in the second conditional you are using the past continuous in the clause that contains "IF" 4:10 , i was told that in the second conditional you can only use the past simple, so can you use the past continous as well? this is all that i can say. thanks in advance
i mean i will give you some examples to clarify all my doubts ; 1 if this thing happened, that thing would happen 2 if it rained, you would get wet 3 if i spoke italian, i would be working in Italy these 3 sentences belong to the second conditional form, so my doubt is if we keep an eye we can notice that in the clause that contains if all the verbs are in past simple, can i change this verb tense to the PAST CONTINUOUS FORM ? 1 if this thing WERE HAPPENING, that thing would happen 2 if it WERE RAINING, you would get wet 3 if i WERE SPEAKING italian, i would be working in italy are these sentences correct too ?
Hi Sergio, I agree with you, it should be, « if it weren’t so cold, I would go for a walk. ». However, in everyday English, was is becoming acceptable. Were sounds more formal but is the correct form. Sorry and well spotted!
Actually, I have been checking my sources for this work and in the « Cambridge English: Complete First », in the language reference it has: I would go for a walk if it wasn’t so cold. ». And no mention of were. So it is changing. Were is officially correct but more formal and was is an acceptable form too.
Hi Sergio, as for your second point. The past continuous subjunctive can be used in the if clause of a sentence in the second conditional to express an unreal action in the present which is imagined as continuous. At dictionary.cambridge.org they say, " Some conditions seem more real to us than others. Real conditionals refer to things that are true, that happened, or are very likely to happen. In real conditional sentences, we can use the present simple or present continuous in both clauses for present situations and the past simple or past continuous in both clauses for past situations. We can use these in various different combinations." Hope this helps. But thanks for your interesting points. 🙏
As for your 3 sentences, 1 if this thing WERE HAPPENING, that thing would happen 2 if it WERE RAINING, you would get wet 3 if I WERE SPEAKING Italian, I would be working in Italy The continuous tense is used to emphasise something hypothetically happening over a period of time. In the second sentence, it is correct to use this to say that if hypothetically it were raining at that very moment, you would get wet. In the third sentence it would mean if you were speaking Italian at that moment, there would be a result. However, it doesn't work in your sentence as you are saying if it were true that you were able to speak Italian all the time and not just over a short period, you would be working in Italy. You need to say here, "If I spoke Italian, I would be working in Italy." Hope that helps. 🙏
Hello, thanks for this great lesson. I just want to ask, in the second example you use if +2nd conditional but can't we use type 3 here as well. I know first option is for present and the other one is for past but the point is that ; if were given 2nd and 3rd types in a multiple choice question, which one would be correct? (for the if clause part?) Thanks in advance..
Hi yearninghill, I think you are referring to the example: If I weren't so busy, I would have taken a few days off work last week, right? If you change the if clause to a third conditional, it will be a fully third conditional structure and therefore the meaning changes. If I hadn't been so busy, .... This is talking about the past (unlike the present with the second conditional) and is expressing a hypothetical situation. In a test, you would choose the correct form depending on the meaning needed. is it past regret, or a present situation. This would be how you would decide. Hope that helps!
Hi Christopher, the second conditional is used to talk about the present or the future, whereas the third conditional talks about the past. Hope that helps!
Thanks for your teaching it's very helpful.Could you help me with this sentence which is not mixed clause but: If you were older, you could go the party.Can i use ''would'' instead of could? Is there any major difference?
Hi Melisa, yes you could use would but the meaning would change. If you say could you are saying that it would be possible to go to the party. Whereas if you use would it means that if you were older that it is sure... that you would go to the party.... it is just using modals to say how sure you are that something will happen. Could = possible, would = sure. Hope that helps 🙏🏼
Hello . You're the best teacher I've ever seen .😊 Thank you so much . But I've got a question . What type of conditional sentences is this ? Only if you go to the party , will I go . Could you please teach us this type of conditionals ? It's a little confusing .( the result clause is an inverted sentence ) And I have seen a sentence from an English teacher , she says : " If you watched the previous video , then you know about the homework . Her sentence is very confusing. What type of conditionals is that ? Please reply🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Thanks .
Hi hesam, Only if you go to the party , will I go . This is a first conditional sentence. If you watched the previous video, then you know about the homework. This is a second conditional sentence, talking about a hypothetical past. It should really be YOU WOULD KNOW... If you want more personal feedback on questions and lessons. I recommend you join me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/oxfordenglishnow Thanks 🙏
Thanks! Expected to be late means that people think you will be late and they are pretty sure of this. And expected to rain is the same. People are pretty sure it will rain. Have a nice day, Sunkara !
Your lesson is fantastic but I have a question on mixed conditionals. For the 2nd conditional clause, I have seen many people use +past continuous form in stead of past simple form. Also for the result clause,they use "would be +ing " instead of "would + bare infinitive" When do I use continuous form? Are they the same? What is the difference ?
Hi Dave, this is an excellent question. Let’s take your first point: using past continuous instead of past simple. So an example could be: If the sun were shining, I would have gone to the beach. Here we are using the past continuous because it is a hypothetical situation which could be happening at that very moment, with a past result. Or imaginary situations happening at a very specific time or over a period of time. My example in the lesson was: If I weren’t flying on holiday next week, I would have accepted the new project. Here, we use the continuous form in a hypothetical situation to emphasise a parallel action in the future. Now for your second question: the result clause with would be +ing. My example was: If I had passed my driving test, I would be driving to London next week. Here we are using the continuous form to emphasise something happening over a period of time or over a specific period of time. Remember why we use continuous forms and it is for those same reasons that we use them in mixed conditionals. Hope this helps.
Hi Daniel, yes technically we should use "were" for unreal conditionals but "was" is very commonly heard too. Grammar and language is constantly changing and what was technically correct before is now becoming more fluid due to how the language is actually used by native speakers. This example was taken from a text book. Using "were" applies only to unreal conditionals-that is, situations that do not reflect reality. When you’re talking about a possibility that did happen or might be true, use “was” and “were” as you normally would. If I were rude to you, I apologize. Incorrect If I was rude to you, I apologize. Correct In the case I give, "If it wasn't so cold..." It is true, it is cold so we use WAS! Hope that helps! Thanks for the comment! 🙏
Hello mam, I've got a question for you. Which is right sentence? If he were here,he would've been angry or would be angry.I mean that man whom about I'm talking is dead now and I'm talking about imagination in present.what should i use would be or woulda been to make this sentence?
Hi jass, If he were here, he would've been angry. This is a mixed conditional, 2nd, 3rd. We use it when we are talking about a present situation and a PAST hypothetical result. The third conditional is used to imagine a different past. We imagine a change in a past situation and the different result of that change. The second sentence is, If he were here, would be angry. This is the second conditional and is used to imagine PRESENT or FUTURE situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality.
So I’m still a bit confused on this subject I’ve found sources online which say that mixed conditionals can include present future and vice versa they put examples like “if I didn’t have so much vacation time, I wouldn’t go with you on the cruise to Alaska next week” or another example which baffles me is “If I didn’t have to work tomorrow, I wouldn’t feel so tense today” so my question is if mixed conditionals are only made up from the second and third conditional and the third conditional only refers to the past how can we haves mixed conditionals which refer to the present and future and vice versa?
if I didn’t have so much vacation time, I wouldn’t go with you on the cruise to Alaska next week” This is the second conditional but it is referring to a future time. Check out my lesson on the second conditional. We use the past simple to talk about the present or future. ua-cam.com/video/Pl57UInld_w/v-deo.html Hope that helps! 🙏
Wow, thank you that was a beautiful simple explanation I just wanna ask you if this explanation is enough for intermediate English learners. I mean this is my second year of English studies at university and we had this course in our grammar lessons. So for you do you think it is enough or there are more deep things about mixed conditionals you didn't explain in this video. Thank you!
Hi Gendaito, good question. I think if you can master all the conditionals, 0,1,2 and 3 and mixed conditionals you should be at a B2 level of English which is upper intermediate. I have made videos on all these conditionals in separate lessons so I would encourage you to watch those too and use them as much as you can so as to feel comfortable when using them. Good luck and keep learning! 😀 0 conditional : ua-cam.com/video/o-FSuERCZDA/v-deo.html first conditional : ua-cam.com/video/2Q6_Xyil3SQ/v-deo.html second conditional : ua-cam.com/video/Pl57UInld_w/v-deo.html third conditional : ua-cam.com/video/YgYqh5vX8oo/v-deo.html all conditionals: ua-cam.com/video/PiBLQfNb8RQ/v-deo.html
You are Moroccan right? if so, then have found any other video explaining mixed cond. in this way, this video helped me a lot but I need more clarification to master these conditionals.. thanks
@@ctrl-alt-del0 There is tons of videos on youtube, but this one has the easiest explanation. Just watch few other videos on youtube and do some exercises until you feel confident about these conditionals.
Yes, sure. All my lessons are to help you improve your English. I am soon going to be covering the IELTS exam specifically. So keep an eye out for that!
Can I use mixed conditional for an action happened 3 minute ago I heard in a movie (shrek) if i were real would've been hurt The action of hitting occurred 3 minute ago
Hi Y Assaf, yes sure this sentence is fine. It is using a 2nd conditional in the if-clause and a 3rd conditional result. If you use a second conditional in the if clause it is referring to a hypothetical present situation. So here, if I were real, (I am not) in the present, the result would have been a hypothetical past result. It is a result that didn't happen. I hope that helps. Check out the video around 3:48 for specific details. 👍
@@oxfordenglishnow Hi can I use the same sentence in 3rd conditional like if I had been real I would have been hurt insted of mixed conditional thanks😘
Hello~ :) I always thanks for your teaching Q) Suppose/supposing you got the lost and couldn't find your home. What would you do? ......the correct answer is SUPPOSE. I donno between the difference. Could you please let me know about this?
Hi Jenny, Good question. Just one thing, you don't need "the" before lost. Suppose/supposing you got lost and couldn't find your home. What would you do? If you say, suppose, this is the imperative and an order or instruction. Whereas if you use the gerund you are using it as the subject of the sentence. Gerunds are often used as the subject of a sentence to talk about activities, behaviours, or opinions. Gerunds are always singular, and when they’re used as the subject of a sentence, the verb that follows always takes the third-person singular form. Hope that helps! 🙏
0 - If you visit me, we always go to the cinema 1 - If you visit me tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema 2 - If you visited me tomorrow, we would go to the cinema 3 - If you have visited me yesterday, we would have gone to the cinema mixed 3+2 - If you have visited me this morning, we would be in the cinema now. mixed 2+3 - If you visited me tomorrow, I would have bought tickets to the cinema
If there wasn't corona pandemic, I would go to my school. If it hot outside, I would drink sunrise in Miami beach. If I had studied Japanese, I would have spoken Japanese. If I had bundled up, I wouldn't have caught a cold. If they hadn't made a mistake, they wouldn't bankrupt. If the airplane hadn't been invented, travelling would be difficult. If Jack had passed his math exam, he wouldn't be taking the math lesson again this summer. If we hadn't got the Disneyland ticket, we wouldn't be going to there this summer. If they weren't so busy, they would have visited us last week. If I had some flour, I would have made a cake so I am going to buy some flour. If I were working with my father at his shop this summer, I could never have been London. If I weren't learning the python programming language by next summer, they wouldn't have employed me. I hope my sentences are correct. Thank you for lesson :)
Hi, great sentences. Just a couple If it WAS/WERE hot outside, I would drink sunrise ON Miami beach. If I had WRAPPED up, I wouldn't have caught a cold. If they hadn't made a mistake, they wouldn't HAVE GONE bankrupt. If we hadn't got A Disneyland ticket, we wouldn't be going there this summer. If I were working with my father at his shop this summer, I could never have GONE TO London. If I weren't learning the python programming language, they wouldn't have employed me. Well done! Good Job! 👍
can we say, "what would you have done if you inherited a large amount of money?'' instead of using the second or third conditionals? I know that the condition is in the present and therefore cannot have a result in the past. However, I think the condition is hypothetical and therefore cannot have bearing on the past.
Yes, your understanding is correct. The sentence "What would you have done if you inherited a large amount of money?" is an example of a mixed conditional. In mixed conditionals, the time frame for the condition and the result doesn't strictly align with the traditional patterns of the second or third conditionals. In this case: The condition "if you inherited a large amount of money" is a hypothetical situation in the past (second conditional). The result "What would you have done?" is a hypothetical action or decision in the present or future (mixed with the third conditional). While it doesn't strictly adhere to the traditional second or third conditional patterns, it is grammatically acceptable and conveys the intended meaning effectively. The use of mixed conditionals allows for flexibility in expressing complex hypothetical situations.
I heard native speaker said that "today would have been his birthday" (someone has passed away) . And my question, why they said would have been instead of would be? Today would be his birthday?
Hi, this is because they were talking about a hypothetical situation that didn’t happen, so they used the third conditional would have + past participle. It is often used to express regret.
Hi ma'am would u please clear my doubt "If Mr X is wearing a t-shirt , and there is an quote on it about some celebrity Mr. X likes." then what could he say when asked about the celebrity "If i didnt like him, i wouldnt buy the t-shirt." or "If i didnt like him, i wouldnt have bought the t-shirt." please answer ma'am please
Hi Ritu, I would say that the second sentence is better. The If clause is a second conditional (hypothetical present) followed the third conditional of a past result. You did buy the T-shirt. Hope that helps 🙏
Hi Lal Mohammad, you are writing a sentence in the second conditional. So if + past simple, would + base verb. This is for hypothetical situations. It is a correct sentence, so well done!
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If you use these conditionals , then I can handle this. The time markers make a big difference. This is clear. Thank you.
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Great teacher.pl explain the difference.if it was/were not so cold and I would/ would be driving to London.
Hi Tapan, You can use was or were and they mean the same. Theoretically you should use "were" as it is the subjunctive, but more and more we use "was" as well. Hope that helps ! 🙏
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Hi Martin, great use of a third conditional and I am glad you did your homework!
I hope it is correct. To learn the difference between wish and hope check out this lesson here: ua-cam.com/video/gqZpGAG9FHU/v-deo.html
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I caught it up now . I'd use the time markers for present n future results to make this even more clear. /clearer. Thanks👍🏻💜💕💭
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Thank you for the video. I just want to ask, the only difference between the present result and the future result is the time expression?
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First of all thank you for your great explanations.it really helps. Then i have a question from you. You said in the other lesson " if we said i'm studying biology and history we're giving no emphasis to biology or history" what type of conditional is this? Shouldn't we say we would be giving no emphasis...?
Hi Iva, yes you are correct... technically we are talking about a hypothetical situation, I use, if + past simple, so therefore the result clause should be would. But it goes to show that native speakers don’t always follow the rules! Well spotted ! 👏
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I like this educative video keep it up. Could you make me one on the uses of future perfect continuous Tense in mixed conditional sentence
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Thanks for the suggestion. I will put it on my list of upcoming lessons. 😊
If the discount were still, I would have purchased certain clothes yesterday.
If I hadn't seen doctor naseer's blog, I wouldn't choose to pursue my postgraduate residency in the UK.
Hi Ajith,
If the discount WAS still ON, I would have purchased certain clothes yesterday.
If I hadn't seen doctor Naseer's blog, I wouldn't choose to pursue my postgraduate residency in the UK.
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It hit me that it needs to be the 2nd conditional. Explaining the timeline helps. Yes. No problem.
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Quick question, in the 2nd sentence (5:03), why do you choose the second conditional and not the third?, because...
"If the tickets hadn't been so expensive, I'd have gone to the cinema"
Makes sense to me
Greetings from Peru.!
Hi Marcelo, it depends on the meaning you want to give. if you want to say that in the past the tickets were expensive, then I agree you would use the third conditional. But if you want to say that the tickets are still expensive, now in the present, you would use the second. Hope that helps!
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hi hello ! i have 2 doubts :
the first one is that there is an example that i think its wrong because when you are using the verb to be in the second conditional in the past tense, you have to use always the form " were ". You need the subjuntive mood, so its if it weren't cold, i would go for a walk , instead that if it wasn't cold, i would go for a walk 1:17
my second doubt its that in the second conditional you are using the past continuous in the clause that contains "IF" 4:10 , i was told that in the second conditional you can only use the past simple, so can you use the past continous as well? this is all that i can say. thanks in advance
i mean i will give you some examples to clarify all my doubts ;
1 if this thing happened, that thing would happen
2 if it rained, you would get wet
3 if i spoke italian, i would be working in Italy
these 3 sentences belong to the second conditional form, so my doubt is if we keep an eye we can notice that in the clause that contains if all the verbs are in past simple, can i change this verb tense to the PAST CONTINUOUS FORM ?
1 if this thing WERE HAPPENING, that thing would happen
2 if it WERE RAINING, you would get wet
3 if i WERE SPEAKING italian, i would be working in italy
are these sentences correct too ?
Hi Sergio, I agree with you, it should be, « if it weren’t so cold, I would go for a walk. ». However, in everyday English, was is becoming acceptable. Were sounds more formal but is the correct form. Sorry and well spotted!
Actually, I have been checking my sources for this work and in the « Cambridge English: Complete First », in the language reference it has: I would go for a walk if it wasn’t so cold. ». And no mention of were. So it is changing. Were is officially correct but more formal and was is an acceptable form too.
Hi Sergio, as for your second point. The past continuous subjunctive can be used in the if clause of a sentence in the second conditional to express an unreal action in the present which is imagined as continuous. At dictionary.cambridge.org they say, " Some conditions seem more real to us than others. Real conditionals refer to things that are true, that happened, or are very likely to happen. In real conditional sentences, we can use the present simple or present continuous in both clauses for present situations and the past simple or past continuous in both clauses for past situations. We can use these in various different combinations." Hope this helps. But thanks for your interesting points. 🙏
As for your 3 sentences,
1 if this thing WERE HAPPENING, that thing would happen
2 if it WERE RAINING, you would get wet
3 if I WERE SPEAKING Italian, I would be working in Italy
The continuous tense is used to emphasise something hypothetically happening over a period of time. In the second sentence, it is correct to use this to say that if hypothetically it were raining at that very moment, you would get wet. In the third sentence it would mean if you were speaking Italian at that moment, there would be a result. However, it doesn't work in your sentence as you are saying if it were true that you were able to speak Italian all the time and not just over a short period, you would be working in Italy. You need to say here, "If I spoke Italian, I would be working in Italy." Hope that helps. 🙏
thank you so much for such a helpful lesson! :)
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Than you teacher, now l'm slightly OK.
My pleasure 😇 Maybe watch it again if you want to feel confident.
Wow! I learned a lot, thanks! :)
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Hello, thanks for this great lesson. I just want to ask, in the second example you use if +2nd conditional but can't we use type 3 here as well. I know first option is for present and the other one is for past but the point is that ; if were given 2nd and 3rd types in a multiple choice question, which one would be correct? (for the if clause part?) Thanks in advance..
Hi yearninghill, I think you are referring to the example: If I weren't so busy, I would have taken a few days off work last week, right? If you change the if clause to a third conditional, it will be a fully third conditional structure and therefore the meaning changes. If I hadn't been so busy, .... This is talking about the past (unlike the present with the second conditional) and is expressing a hypothetical situation. In a test, you would choose the correct form depending on the meaning needed. is it past regret, or a present situation. This would be how you would decide. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the answer
How clear ! Thanks a lot :-)
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thank you so much but I'm still confused when to use conditional type 2 and when to use the mixed conditional 1
Hi Christopher, the second conditional is used to talk about the present or the future, whereas the third conditional talks about the past. Hope that helps!
Thanks for your teaching it's very helpful.Could you help me with this sentence which is not mixed clause but: If you were older, you could go the party.Can i use ''would'' instead of could? Is there any major difference?
Hi Melisa, yes you could use would but the meaning would change. If you say could you are saying that it would be possible to go to the party. Whereas if you use would it means that if you were older that it is sure... that you would go to the party.... it is just using modals to say how sure you are that something will happen. Could = possible, would = sure. Hope that helps 🙏🏼
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Hello . You're the best teacher I've ever seen .😊
Thank you so much .
But I've got a question .
What type of conditional sentences is this ?
Only if you go to the party , will I go .
Could you please teach us this type of conditionals ? It's a little confusing .( the result clause is an inverted sentence )
And I have seen a sentence from an English teacher , she says : " If you watched the previous video , then you know about the homework .
Her sentence is very confusing.
What type of conditionals is that ?
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Hi hesam, Only if you go to the party , will I go . This is a first conditional sentence.
If you watched the previous video, then you know about the homework.
This is a second conditional sentence, talking about a hypothetical past. It should really be YOU WOULD KNOW...
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What's the difference between
Only if you come, I will come.
If you come, I will come.
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Wonderful lesson. What does "expected to be/happen " mean in English? I am expected to be late for school today. It is expected to rain today.
Thanks! Expected to be late means that people think you will be late and they are pretty sure of this. And expected to rain is the same. People are pretty sure it will rain. Have a nice day, Sunkara !
Thanks, teacher
Thank you so much, professor!
You're very welcome!
Your lesson is fantastic but I have a question on mixed conditionals.
For the 2nd conditional clause, I have seen many people use +past continuous form in stead of past simple form. Also for the result clause,they use "would be +ing " instead of "would + bare infinitive"
When do I use continuous form? Are they the same? What is the difference ?
Hi Dave, this is an excellent question. Let’s take your first point: using past continuous instead of past simple. So an example could be:
If the sun were shining, I would have gone to the beach.
Here we are using the past continuous because it is a hypothetical situation which could be happening at that very moment, with a past result. Or imaginary situations happening at a very specific time or over a period of time.
My example in the lesson was:
If I weren’t flying on holiday next week, I would have accepted the new project.
Here, we use the continuous form in a hypothetical situation to emphasise a parallel action in the future.
Now for your second question: the result clause with would be +ing. My example was:
If I had passed my driving test, I would be driving to London next week.
Here we are using the continuous form to emphasise something happening over a period of time or over a specific period of time. Remember why we use continuous forms and it is for those same reasons that we use them in mixed conditionals. Hope this helps.
Question min 1:30 isn't it better (correct) "if I weren't" instead of "if I wasn't?
Dear Daniel , in the conditionals it is correct to use were instead of was in all the subjects I / You / he / she / it / they and so on
So, she was wrong right?
Hi Daniel, yes technically we should use "were" for unreal conditionals but "was" is very commonly heard too. Grammar and language is constantly changing and what was technically correct before is now becoming more fluid due to how the language is actually used by native speakers.
This example was taken from a text book. Using "were" applies only to unreal conditionals-that is, situations that do not reflect reality. When you’re talking about a possibility that did happen or might be true, use “was” and “were” as you normally would.
If I were rude to you, I apologize. Incorrect
If I was rude to you, I apologize. Correct
In the case I give, "If it wasn't so cold..." It is true, it is cold so we use WAS!
Hope that helps! Thanks for the comment! 🙏
It wasn't helpful
How do I make questions and negative form with mixed conditionals?
Thank you in advance.
Hi, I think negatives are used exactly the same as positive sentences. However, can you give me an example of what questions you would like to ask?
Hello mam, I've got a question for you.
Which is right sentence? If he were here,he would've been angry or would be angry.I mean that man whom about I'm talking is dead now and I'm talking about imagination in present.what should i use would be or woulda been to make this sentence?
Hi jass, If he were here, he would've been angry. This is a mixed conditional, 2nd, 3rd. We use it when we are talking about a present situation and a PAST hypothetical result. The third conditional is used to imagine a different past. We imagine a change in a past situation and the different result of that change.
The second sentence is, If he were here, would be angry. This is the second conditional and is used to imagine PRESENT or FUTURE situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality.
So I’m still a bit confused on this subject I’ve found sources online which say that mixed conditionals can include present future and vice versa they put examples like “if I didn’t have so much vacation time, I wouldn’t go with you on the cruise to Alaska next week” or another example which baffles me is “If I didn’t have to work tomorrow, I wouldn’t feel so tense today” so my question is if mixed conditionals are only made up from the second and third conditional and the third conditional only refers to the past how can we haves mixed conditionals which refer to the present and future and vice versa?
if I didn’t have so much vacation time, I wouldn’t go with you on the cruise to Alaska next week” This is the second conditional but it is referring to a future time. Check out my lesson on the second conditional. We use the past simple to talk about the present or future.
ua-cam.com/video/Pl57UInld_w/v-deo.html
Hope that helps! 🙏
Thnk you so much
Most welcome
Wow, thank you that was a beautiful simple explanation I just wanna ask you if this explanation is enough for intermediate English learners. I mean this is my second year of English studies at university and we had this course in our grammar lessons. So for you do you think it is enough or there are more deep things about mixed conditionals you didn't explain in this video. Thank you!
Hi Gendaito, good question. I think if you can master all the conditionals, 0,1,2 and 3 and mixed conditionals you should be at a B2 level of English which is upper intermediate. I have made videos on all these conditionals in separate lessons so I would encourage you to watch those too and use them as much as you can so as to feel comfortable when using them. Good luck and keep learning! 😀
0 conditional : ua-cam.com/video/o-FSuERCZDA/v-deo.html
first conditional : ua-cam.com/video/2Q6_Xyil3SQ/v-deo.html
second conditional : ua-cam.com/video/Pl57UInld_w/v-deo.html
third conditional : ua-cam.com/video/YgYqh5vX8oo/v-deo.html
all conditionals: ua-cam.com/video/PiBLQfNb8RQ/v-deo.html
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You are Moroccan right? if so, then have found any other video explaining mixed cond. in this way, this video helped me a lot but I need more clarification to master these conditionals.. thanks
@@ctrl-alt-del0 There is tons of videos on youtube, but this one has the easiest explanation. Just watch few other videos on youtube and do some exercises until you feel confident about these conditionals.
thanks, but how will I specifically make difference between these?
Hi Jahangir, It is difficult at first but you just need to practise. It will become clearer the more you use it. Keep up the good work! 👍
Teacher I have question , Can you help me to develop my IELTS exam?
Yes, sure. All my lessons are to help you improve your English. I am soon going to be covering the IELTS exam specifically. So keep an eye out for that!
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Can I use mixed conditional for an action happened 3 minute ago I heard in a movie (shrek) if i were real would've been hurt
The action of hitting occurred 3 minute ago
Hi Y Assaf, yes sure this sentence is fine. It is using a 2nd conditional in the if-clause and a 3rd conditional result. If you use a second conditional in the if clause it is referring to a hypothetical present situation. So here, if I were real, (I am not) in the present, the result would have been a hypothetical past result. It is a result that didn't happen. I hope that helps. Check out the video around 3:48 for specific details. 👍
@@oxfordenglishnow Hi can I use the same sentence in 3rd conditional like if I had been real I would have been hurt insted of mixed conditional thanks😘
Can we find conditional type 1 In mixed conditional?
Hi Musica, no mixed conditionals are only with second and third conditionals. Hope that helps! 🙏
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I always thanks for your teaching
Q) Suppose/supposing you got the lost and couldn't find your home. What would you do?
......the correct answer is SUPPOSE. I donno between the difference. Could you please let me know about this?
Hi Jenny,
Good question. Just one thing, you don't need "the" before lost.
Suppose/supposing you got lost and couldn't find your home. What would you do?
If you say, suppose, this is the imperative and an order or instruction. Whereas if you use the gerund you are using it as the subject of the sentence. Gerunds are often used as the subject of a sentence to talk about activities, behaviours, or opinions. Gerunds are always singular, and when they’re used as the subject of a sentence, the verb that follows always takes the third-person singular form.
Hope that helps! 🙏
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0 - If you visit me, we always go to the cinema
1 - If you visit me tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema
2 - If you visited me tomorrow, we would go to the cinema
3 - If you have visited me yesterday, we would have gone to the cinema
mixed 3+2 - If you have visited me this morning, we would be in the cinema now.
mixed 2+3 - If you visited me tomorrow, I would have bought tickets to the cinema
Hi Alina, 3 If you had visited me... otherwise great job!
If there wasn't corona pandemic, I would go to my school.
If it hot outside, I would drink sunrise in Miami beach.
If I had studied Japanese, I would have spoken Japanese.
If I had bundled up, I wouldn't have caught a cold.
If they hadn't made a mistake, they wouldn't bankrupt.
If the airplane hadn't been invented, travelling would be difficult.
If Jack had passed his math exam, he wouldn't be taking the math lesson again this summer.
If we hadn't got the Disneyland ticket, we wouldn't be going to there this summer.
If they weren't so busy, they would have visited us last week.
If I had some flour, I would have made a cake so I am going to buy some flour.
If I were working with my father at his shop this summer, I could never have been London.
If I weren't learning the python programming language by next summer, they wouldn't have employed me.
I hope my sentences are correct. Thank you for lesson :)
Hi, great sentences. Just a couple
If it WAS/WERE hot outside, I would drink sunrise ON Miami beach.
If I had WRAPPED up, I wouldn't have caught a cold.
If they hadn't made a mistake, they wouldn't HAVE GONE bankrupt.
If we hadn't got A Disneyland ticket, we wouldn't be going there this summer.
If I were working with my father at his shop this summer, I could never have GONE TO London.
If I weren't learning the python programming language, they wouldn't have employed me.
Well done! Good Job! 👍
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Pleasa we want exercises about conditionals
Hi Soundous, there are some exercises at the end of the video. Cheers!
Madam please reply
I saw him doing this.
I saw him do this.
How are they different ?
Hi Akshat, when you use a continuous tense, it. means that it happened over a period of time.
Can you explain later how pass toefl.iBt and ielts
That’s a great idea! I teach Cambridge exams so know how to pass those. I will look into it for later in the year. Thanks for the suggestion !
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can we say, "what would you have done if you inherited a large amount of money?'' instead of using the second or third conditionals? I know that the condition is in the present and therefore cannot have a result in the past. However, I think the condition is hypothetical and therefore cannot have bearing on the past.
Yes, your understanding is correct. The sentence "What would you have done if you inherited a large amount of money?" is an example of a mixed conditional. In mixed conditionals, the time frame for the condition and the result doesn't strictly align with the traditional patterns of the second or third conditionals.
In this case:
The condition "if you inherited a large amount of money" is a hypothetical situation in the past (second conditional).
The result "What would you have done?" is a hypothetical action or decision in the present or future (mixed with the third conditional).
While it doesn't strictly adhere to the traditional second or third conditional patterns, it is grammatically acceptable and conveys the intended meaning effectively. The use of mixed conditionals allows for flexibility in expressing complex hypothetical situations.
I heard native speaker said that "today would have been his birthday" (someone has passed away) .
And my question, why they said would have been instead of would be? Today would be his birthday?
Hi, this is because they were talking about a hypothetical situation that didn’t happen, so they used the third conditional would have + past participle. It is often used to express regret.
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would u please clear my doubt
"If Mr X is wearing a t-shirt , and there is an quote on it about some celebrity Mr. X likes."
then
what could he say when asked about the celebrity
"If i didnt like him, i wouldnt buy the t-shirt."
or
"If i didnt like him, i wouldnt have bought the t-shirt."
please answer ma'am
please
Hi Ritu, I would say that the second sentence is better. The If clause is a second conditional (hypothetical present) followed the third conditional of a past result. You did buy the T-shirt. Hope that helps 🙏
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If you did not come , i would hire some other candidate tomorrow .( is this correct ? Please guide me.Thanks.
Hi Lal Mohammad, you are writing a sentence in the second conditional. So if + past simple, would + base verb. This is for hypothetical situations. It is a correct sentence, so well done!