Mixed conditionals

​Zero, first, second, and third conditionals

B2 FIRST

Multiple Choice

"If a condition exists, the result is true."

This is ................................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

"If a condition exists, the result will be true."

This is ................................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

"If a condition existed, the result would be true."

This is ................................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

"If a condition had existed, the result would have been true."

This is ................................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

The zero conditional form is used to talk about...

• eternal truths

• probable event in the future

• present or future hypothetical situations

• past hypothetical situations

Multiple Choice

The first conditional form is used to talk about...

• eternal truths

• probable event in the future

• present or future hypothetical situations

• past hypothetical situations

Multiple Choice

The second conditional form is used to talk about...

• eternal truths

• probable event in the future

• present or future hypothetical situations

• past hypothetical situations

Multiple Choice

The third conditional form is used to talk about...

• eternal truths

• probable event in the future

• present or future hypothetical situations

• past hypothetical situations

Multiple Choice

"If you study, you’ll pass."

This is a .............................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

"I wouldn’t have been late if I hadn’t overslept."

This is a .............................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

"If milk smells bad, I don’t drink it."

This is a .............................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Multiple Choice

"If there was a fire, it would be impossible to escape."

This is a .............................. conditional.

• zero

• first

• second

• third

Mixed conditionals

We use mixed conditionals to mix talking about the present and the past in the same sentence. The mixed conditional is a combination of the second and the third conditional.

Mixed conditional: 2/3

➟ We can use past simple or continuous in the if-clause (to refer to the present or future) and would/ should/ might have + past participle in the main clause (to refer to the past).

Mixed conditional: 3/2

➟ We can also use past perfect in the if-clause (to refer to the past) and would/ should/ might + infinitive (to refer to the present).

Multiple Choice

"If I had won the lottery, I would be rich."

• present hypothetical with a past result (2/3)

• past hypothetical with a present result (3/2)

Multiple Choice

If I didn’t have so much work, I would have gone to the party last night.

• present hypothetical with a past result (2/3)

• past hypothetical with a present result (3/2)