Mixed Conditionals: Sentences
1. If the wind hadn’t died down, we wouldn’t be enjoying such calm waves now.
2. If I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella, I wouldn’t be soaking wet right now.
3. If it weren’t so windy today, we could have painted the boat earlier.
4. If winter weren’t so harsh this year, we wouldn’t have had to cancel last week’s sailing trip.
5. If we had known the storm was coming, we wouldn’t be stranded at the cabin now.
6. If the waves weren’t so high today, we might have gone swimming yesterday.
7. If we hadn’t stayed out in the rain last night, we wouldn’t feel so cold today.
8. If the wind hadn’t shifted direction, we could be sailing north right now.
9. If it weren’t for the icy roads today, we wouldn’t have been late to the beach party last week.
[Link] we had built stronger sandbags, the water wouldn’t be flooding the streets now.
Answer Key with Explanations
1. If the wind hadn’t died down, we wouldn’t be enjoying such calm waves now.
• Explanation: Third conditional in the "if" clause refers to the past (the wind dying
down), while the main clause uses the second conditional to describe a present unreal
outcome (calm waves).
2. If I hadn’t forgotten my umbrella, I wouldn’t be soaking wet right now.
• Explanation: A past action (forgetting the umbrella) leads to a present result (being
wet). This links a third conditional with a second conditional.
3. If it weren’t so windy today, we could have painted the boat earlier.
• Explanation: The second conditional in the "if" clause describes a present unreal
situation (it is windy), affecting a hypothetical past action (painting the boat).
4. If winter weren’t so harsh this year, we wouldn’t have had to cancel last week’s sailing
trip.
• Explanation: A present unreal condition (harsh winter) impacts a past decision
(cancelling the trip).
5. If we had known the storm was coming, we wouldn’t be stranded at the cabin now.
• Explanation: The third conditional describes a past unreal action (not knowing
about the storm), while the second conditional describes a present result (being
stranded).
6. If the waves weren’t so high today, we might have gone swimming yesterday.
• Explanation: A present condition (high waves) impacts what could have happened
in the past (swimming).
7. If we hadn’t stayed out in the rain last night, we wouldn’t feel so cold today.
• Explanation: The third conditional refers to a past action (staying in the rain), while
the second conditional explains the present result (feeling cold).
8. If the wind hadn’t shifted direction, we could be sailing north right now.
• Explanation: The third conditional describes a past unreal event (shifting wind),
while the second conditional considers the present hypothetical situation (sailing).
9. If it weren’t for the icy roads today, we wouldn’t have been late to the beach party last
week.
• Explanation: A second conditional "if" clause refers to a present condition (icy
roads), influencing a third conditional past event (being late).
[Link] we had built stronger sandbags, the water wouldn’t be flooding the streets now.
• Explanation: A third conditional "if" clause (past action of not building sandbags)
leads to a second conditional result (current flooding).
