This document discusses different types of unreal conditional sentences in English. The second conditional is used to talk about unlikely or hypothetical present or future situations. The third conditional talks about hypothetical situations in the past that cannot be changed. Mixed conditionals combine aspects of the second and third conditionals, with the first part referring to one time and the second part to another.

1. UNREAL CONDITIONALS
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

2. SECOND CONDITIONAL
 For something hypothetical, unlikely in the present
or future
IF+simple past or past continuous (1st part)
+would/could/might+infinitive (2nd part)
Ex.: If you studied, you’d/could/might pass
If you weren’t talking in class all the time, you
could understand the conditionals much better.
 Were is often used with all persons (especially
when giving advice)
Ex.: If I were you, I’d go to class every day.
If I were rich, I’d buy a house with 15 bathrooms.

3. THIRD CONDITIONAL
 For something hypothetical about the past (totally
impossible to change now)
IF+past perfect (simple or continuous)
+would have/could have/might have+past participle
Ex.: If he had studied, he’d have/could
have/might have passed.
If he hadn’t been playing video games all the
time, he’d have/could have/might have passed.

4. MIXED CONDITIONALS
 Second conditional (1st part) with third conditional
(second part)
Ex.: If he really loved you, he’d have asked you to
marry him by now.
Present condition (he doesn’t love you now), result
connected to the past
 Third conditional (1st part) with second conditional
(second part)
Ex.: If he hadn’t passed the exam, he wouldn’t be
in this class now
Condition in the past but present result