2024-10-18 Mixed conditional 2 – Conditionals with Georgie

USE

To talk about how a present situation would also change the past situation.

• If I wasn’t so scared of flying, I would’ve been to so many more interesting places in the world.
• If Buli wasn’t so clumsy, he would’ve made an excellent barista.
• I would’ve got a main part in the school play if I were a better singer.
• If Phil liked exercise, he would’ve enjoyed PE class more at school.

STRUCTURE

Example: If I were a more organised person, I wouldn’t have missed the meeting.

Condition (if-clause): past simple

Result (main clause): would + have + past participle 

You can change the order of the sentence and the meaning stays the same:

I wouldn’t have missed the meeting if I were a more organised person.