MIXED CONDTIONALS TYPE 4 MIX 3 & 2 – the influence of past into present


1. If I had had more time yesterday I
( not have to do) this today.
2. If she
(give) me that book last week I wouldn't have to read it now.
3. If he had informed me earlier, I
( not have to do) today.
4. If Tom
( visit) me last week I
( visit) him today.
5. If Sue had gone with me to the lesson the other day, she
( not have to catch)
up with so many things now.
6. If I had paid for bills last week I
( still have) electricity today
7. If she hadn't called me last week I
( not know) anything today.
8. I (be) more careful these days if I had known about the accident that happened
two days ago
9. If my mom had been with me the other day I
(be able) to go to work
today.
10.1 (not have to ) go to the cinema to buy tickets now if you hadn't mistaken the days.
11. If you had sent me the letter last week I
( know) about this issue today.
12. If you had changed the tyres in my car yesterday I
( be able to drive through
the snow now.

1. If I had had more time yesterday I wouldn't have to do this today.

2. If she had given me that book last week I wouldn't have to read it now.

3. If he had informed me earlier, I wouldn't have to do it  today.

4. If Tom  had visited me last week I would visit him today.

5. If Sue had gone with me to the lesson the other day, she  wouldn't have to catch up with so many things now.

6. If I had paid for bills last week I  would still have electricity today.

7. If she hadn't called me last week I  wouldn't not know anything today.

8. I would be more careful these days if I had known about the accident that happened  two days ago.

9. If my mom had been with me the other day I  would be able to go to work

today.

10. I wouldn't have to go to the cinema to buy tickets now if you hadn't mistaken the days.

11. If you had sent me the letter last week I would know about this issue today.

12. If you had changed the tyres in my car yesterday I would be able to drive through  the snow now.

Explanation:

This question is asking us to mix the second and the third conditionals. This can be done to show how a distant past action influences actions today. All sentences using this kind of mixed conditional are hypothetical, meaning the speaker knows that what he is talking about can no longer happen.

Let's form examples with the second, third, and mixed conditionals to compare:

- Second: I would be so happy if James showed up today. → would / simple past

- Third: I would have been so happy last week if James had showed up. → would + have + past participle / past perfect

- Mixed: I would be happy today if James had given me my present last week. → would / past perfect

Notice that, in the last case, we use the past perfect to talk about a distant action in the past, and the auxiliary "would" to refer to an effect in the present.

the african society basically suffered the consequences of colonization and apartheid directly attacking the black people, first, during the colonialism and its main idea which which "white people" had better rights, affecting   them principally in the right to establish black people in their territories, access to quality education and health services and took away any civil right even to the black people to feel they have the same opportunities as the settlers.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.