4. Structure • Level 3

Mixed Conditionals

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Mixed Conditionals

Definition

Sometimes the time changes. A past action (cause) affects the present (result).

Formula (Most Common Mix)

If + PAST PERFECT (Past Cause), .... WOULD + VERB (Present Result).

Examples

"If I *had eaten* breakfast (Past Action), I *wouldn't be* hungry now (Present Result)."
"If he *had taken* the job, he *would be* rich today."

Comparison

Third Conditional: Past Cause -> Past Result.
Mixed Conditional: Past Cause -> Present Result.

📋 Practice Questions

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1. If I had slept more, I _____ tired now.

Awouldn't be
Bwouldn't have been
Cwon't be
Dwasn't

2. If he were smarter, he _____ taken the job.

Awould have
Bwould
Cwill have
Dhad

3. I _____ be here if I hadn't missed the bus.

Awouldn't
Bwon't
Cwouldn't have
Ddidn't

4. If I had won the lottery, I _____ rich now.

Awould be
Bwould have been
Cwill be
Dam

5. If you had studied, you _____ this answer.

Awould know
Bwould have known
Cwill know
Dknew

6. If I wasn't afraid of flying, I _____ gone to Paris.

Awould have
Bwould
Cwill have
Dhad

7. If he _____ spent all his money, he would be poor.

Adidn't
Bhadn't
Chasn't
Dwouldn't

8. If I _____ French, I would have translated it.

Aspoke
Bspeak
Chad spoken
Dspoken

9. I would be happier if I _____ taken the job.

Ahad
Bhave
Cwould
Ddid

10. If she had been born in the US, she _____ American.

Awould be
Bwould have been
Cis
Dwill be