Mixed Conditionals Practice Lab
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👨🏫 IELTS Instructor: Farhad Mirsaeedi
🔄 Mixed Conditionals Practice Lab
Master Time-Crossing Conditionals for IELTS Band 7+ Excellence
🎯 Quick Start Guide
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Choose Difficulty: Select your level (Beginner → Expert) to get appropriate vocabulary
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Build Sentences: Drag IF clauses and Result clauses to create mixed conditionals
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Check & Learn: Get instant feedback, grammar explanations, and formal inversions
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Practice Scenarios: Apply knowledge to real IELTS Writing Task 2 contexts
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts:
Space = Check Answer H = Show Hint C = Clear I = InvertChoose Your Challenge Level
Select difficulty to get appropriate clause combinations
📘 IF Clauses
📗 Result Clauses
🔨 Build Your Mixed Conditional
Drop IF clause here
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Drop result clause here
💡 Quick Grammar Tips
Past → Present: If + Past Perfect → would + base verb (talking about how past actions affect now)
Present → Past: If + Past Simple → would have + past participle (imagining past alternatives)
Past Mistake → Present Consequence
Environment
Real-world IELTS Writing Task 2 Context:
Governments failed to invest in renewable energy 20 years ago. Now we face an energy crisis.
0 words
If + had + past participle
would + base verb
💎 Model Answer:
📚 Complete Mixed Conditional Guide
Type 1: Past → Present
If + Past Perfect → would + base verb
“If I had studied harder, I would be at university now”
Use this when a past action or decision affects the current situation.
Type 2: Present → Past
If + Past Simple → would have + past participle
“If I were taller, I would have played basketball”
Use this when a current situation would have changed past outcomes.
Type 3: Past → Future
If + Past Perfect → will + base verb
“If they had left earlier, they will arrive on time”
Use this when past actions affect future outcomes (less common).
Advanced: Past → Past/Present
If + Past Perfect → might/could + have/be
“If she had learned Chinese, she might be working in Beijing now”
Shows uncertainty about past decisions affecting current possibilities.
🎯 Advanced Features for IELTS Band 8+
Formal Inversions
Had + subject + past participle, would + base
“Had I known about the meeting, I would be there now”
Mixed with Modals
If + Past Perfect → might/could + base
“If he had practiced more, he could be performing tonight”
Continuous Forms
If + Past Perfect → would be + -ing
“If I had moved to Japan, I would be teaching English now”
Negative Emphasis
If + subject + hadn’t → wouldn’t be
“If the government hadn’t acted, we wouldn’t be safe today”
💡 Quick Grammar Tips
Past → Present: If + had + past participle → would + base verb
Present → Past: If + past simple → would have + past participle
Formal Style: Use inversions (Had I known…) for Band 8+
🎯 IELTS Success Tips
Writing Task 2: Use mixed conditionals for hypothetical arguments
Speaking Part 3: Express complex ideas about past and present
Vocabulary: Combine with AWL words for sophistication
⚡ Pro Study Tips
Audio Practice: Listen and repeat for natural pronunciation
Context First: Always understand the time relationship
Real Examples: Create your own scenarios from news/experience
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Created by IELTS Instructor: Farhad Mirsaeedi
Helping students achieve Band 7+ excellence
Created by IELTS Instructor: Farhad Mirsaeedi
Helping students achieve Band 7+ excellence
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