Imagine if you could change the past - that
would change the present and the future too.
Or imagine if you could change a person, or
change a fact about the world - that
could change the past, or the present, or
the future, or all three!
We use a 'mixed time' conditional for
situations like this - imagining a different life or a different world.
In these sentences, you need to look at the
time separately for each clause, and then
choose a verb tense or a modal that fits
each situation. Good luck!
If I had bought Google stock in 2004, I __ (be) a rich man now!
will be
am
would be
I don't understand. If Gail has had her baby already, why __ (be / there) no text message from her or Bobby on my phone?!
was there
is there
would have been
If Steve Wozniak __ (be) a more ambitious person, he could have become a billionaire many years ago along with his Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
is
was
were
Many people all over the world would have polio these days if Jonas Salk __ (invent) a vaccine in 1954.
invented
had invented
hadn't invented
It’s June 1st. If we had finished our project on time last month, we __ (have) a nice bonus check now to spend on anything we want.
have
will have
would have
I can’t wait to see my score. If I __ (get) at least 5.5 on the IELTS test I just took this morning, I won’t have to take it again.
had gotten
got
would get
Billy, if you hadn’t left the door open so long, there __ (be) flies in the house now!
aren't
won't be
wouldn't be
Tom __ (come / probably) to our party this weekend if you hadn’t insulted him last night when we were all at Chili’s!
is probably coming
will probably come
would probably come
If Linda hadn’t given up her career in journalism when she got married, she __ (be) a successful TV news anchor by now on a national network.
may be
will be
might be
Oh Fred! If you __ (go) online to get tickets just ten minutes earlier this morning, we would have tickets now for the sold-out Fleetwood Mac concert in December.
go
would go
had gone
I hate being unemployed. If I hadn’t argued with my boss that one time, I __ (work / still) at Ford.
am still working
will still be working
would still be working
If Ben Franklin hadn’t been so persuasive in convincing others to rebel again England, the United States __ (exist) now, almost 250 years later.