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Hi! I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.
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In today's lesson, we're looking at mixed conditionals.
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We usually use mixed conditionals
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to talk about a past imaginary situation
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that has a present imaginary result.
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For example:
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If I had eaten breakfast, I wouldn't be hungry now.
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The first phrase
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uses the same structure as the third conditional
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– if + past perfect.
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This is because it is a past imaginary situation.
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It's not true. I didn't eat breakfast.
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The second phrase
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uses the same structure as the second conditional
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– would + infinitive (no to).
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This is because it is a present imaginary result.
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It's not true. I am hungry because I didn't eat breakfast.
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Don't forget to put the comma in after the 'if' clause.
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Bye for now!
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