混合条件文
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Past Condition → Present Result
If I had studied
/ɪf aɪ hæd ˈstʌdid/
If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now.
If you had listened
/ɪf juː hæd ˈlɪsənd/
If you had listened to me, you wouldn't be in this mess.
If we had left
/ɪf wiː hæd left/
If we had left earlier, we would be home by now.
Present Condition → Past Result
If I were rich
/ɪf aɪ wɜːr rɪtʃ/
If I were rich, I would have bought that house.
If she spoke
/ɪf ʃiː spoʊk/
If she spoke German, she would have got the job.
If he weren't
/ɪf hiː wɜːnt/
If he weren't so shy, he would have asked her out.
Expressing Regrets
would be different
/wʊd biː ˈdɪfrənt/
If I hadn't moved away, my life would be different.
would have
/wʊd həv/
If I were braver, I would have travelled more.
wouldn't be
/ˈwʊdənt biː/
If I had taken that job, I wouldn't be unemployed now.
Quick Comparison
1st conditional
/fɜːst kənˈdɪʃənəl/
If it rains, I'll stay home. (real future)
2nd conditional
/ˈsekənd kənˈdɪʃənəl/
If I were you, I'd apologise. (imaginary present)
3rd conditional
/θɜːd kənˈdɪʃənəl/
If I had known, I would have helped. (imaginary past)