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  • Hi! I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.

  • In today's lesson, we're looking at mixed conditionals.

  • We usually use mixed conditionals

  • to talk about a past imaginary situation

  • that has a present imaginary result.

  • For example:

  • If I had eaten breakfast, I wouldn't be hungry now.

  • The first phrase

  • uses the same structure as the third conditional

  • if + past perfect.

  • This is because it is a past imaginary situation.

  • It's not true. I didn't eat breakfast.

  • The second phrase

  • uses the same structure as the second conditional

  • would + infinitive (no to).

  • This is because it is a present imaginary result.

  • It's not true. I am hungry because I didn't eat breakfast.

  • Don't forget to put the comma in after the 'if' clause.

  • Bye for now!

Hi! I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.

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混合條件 - 英語一分鐘 (Mixed conditionals - English In A Minute)

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