Grammar: conditionals
Mixed type of conditional sentences
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Mixed type of conditional sentences Sometimes the main part of a sentence belongs to one type of conditionals, and the conditional part belongs to another. In this case, we are dealing with a mixed type of conditional sentences (mixed conditionals). Usage examples: She would have met lots of new friends in the summer camp if she were a little friendlier. — Она бы завела много новых друзей в лагере, если бы была немного дружелюбнее. As in the third type of conditional sentences, you can use the modal verb could or might instead of would. If you were taller, you could have tried to participate in that basketball game. — Если бы ты был выше, ты бы мог попытаться принять участие в той баскетбольной игре. There is another variant of mixed conditionals, in which the conditional part is expressed by the third type of conditionals, and the main part is expressed by the second: In this case, some situation from the past could have changed the course of the present, but something went wrong. Usage examples: We would eat some really nice turkey now if my sister hadn’t forgotten to buy it in the supermarket. — Мы могли бы сейчас есть очень вкусную индейку, если бы моя сестра не забыла купить ее в магазине Also, instead of would, you can use the modal verb could or might with a semantic verb without the particle to. If he had invested his money into bitcoins a few years ago, he could be a very rich man now. — Если бы он вложил деньги в биткоины несколько лет назад, сейчас он мог бы быть очень богатым человеком. Download 330.75 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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