26-09-2013, 02:42 PM
Using "Mixed Time" In Conditional Sentences
Frequently the time in the if- Clause and the time in the result clause are different: one clause may be in the present and the other in the past. Notice that past and present times are mixed in these sentences.
(a) True: I did not eat breakfast several hours ago, so I am hungry now.
(b) Conditional: If I had eaten (past) breakfast several hours ago, I would not be (present) hungry now.
© True: He is not a good student. He did not study for the test yesterday.
(d) Conditional: If he were (present) a good student, he would have (past) studied for
Exercise2.Change the statements to conditional sentences. Begin each one with But.
1.I’m hungry now because I didn’t eat dinner.
But if I ’d eaten dinner, I wouldn’t be hungry now. .
2. The room is full of flies because you left the door open
3. You are tired this morning because you didn’t go to bed at a reasonable hour last night.
4. I didn’t finish my report yesterday, so I can’t begin a new project today.
5. I ’m not you, so I didn’t tell him the truth
6. I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself.
7. Anita got sick because she didn’t follow the doctor’s orders.
(a) True: I did not eat breakfast several hours ago, so I am hungry now.
(b) Conditional: If I had eaten (past) breakfast several hours ago, I would not be (present) hungry now.
© True: He is not a good student. He did not study for the test yesterday.
(d) Conditional: If he were (present) a good student, he would have (past) studied for
Exercise2.Change the statements to conditional sentences. Begin each one with But.
1.I’m hungry now because I didn’t eat dinner.
But if I ’d eaten dinner, I wouldn’t be hungry now. .
2. The room is full of flies because you left the door open
3. You are tired this morning because you didn’t go to bed at a reasonable hour last night.
4. I didn’t finish my report yesterday, so I can’t begin a new project today.
5. I ’m not you, so I didn’t tell him the truth
6. I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself.
7. Anita got sick because she didn’t follow the doctor’s orders.