Viết theo cấu trúc câu điều kiện hỗn hợp (mixed conditional)
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If clause |
Main clause |
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Type 3 + 2 |
S + Had + P2, If he had studied harder, |
S + would/ could + V He could do his homework now. |
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Type 2 + 3 |
S + V-ed, If I were you, |
S + would/could + V I would have said goodbye to her. |
Lưu ý:
- Chúng ta sử dụng câu điều kiện hỗn hợp khi điều kiện và kết quả không cùng xảy ra trong một khoảng thời gian. Ví dụ, điều kiện xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng kết quả không phải trong quá khứ mà ở hiện tại thì ta dùng câu điều kiện hỗn hợp loại 3 + 2 (mệnh đề if chia theo câu điều kiện loại 3 và mệnh đề chính chia theo câu điều kiện loại 2)
Bài tập:
- Ann carried heavy furniture when she helped her friend move. Her back hurts now.
Ann’s back
- You didn’t check the figures before you signed the contract yesterday.
If I were you
- I feel better now because you talked to me about my problems last night.
I would
- He would feel very tired today if he had played rugby yesterday.
Because
- We didn’t eat all of the turkey at dinner last night, so we have to have turkey again tonight.
If we
- Every muscle in my body aches today because I played basketball for three hours last night.
If I
- If I hadn’t eaten lunch, I would not be hungry now.
I am
- Bob left his wallet at home this morning, and now he doesn’t have any money for lunch.
If Bob .
- The doctor doesn’t really care about his patients. He didn’t explain the medical procedure to me before surgery.
If
- Rita would not be exhausted today if she had got some sleep last night.
Rita is