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English grammar B2 · Lesson 4 of 4

Third and mixed conditionals

The third conditional imagines a different past: plus the past perfect, then plus the participle: .

A mixed conditional links a past condition to a present result: . Or a present condition to a past result: .

In speech, sounds like , but it is always written , or shortened to . Never write .

Examples

  • If we had known, we would have helped.
  • If she had taken the job, she would live in London now.
  • I would have called if I had had your number.
  • If it hadn't rained, we would have gone out.
  • You would've loved the concert.
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