Conditional Type 4 (Mixed Conditional, Past to Present)

This one is a mix: the if part comes from type 3 (the past), and the result part comes from type 2 (now). Words like now and today often show up in the result.

Examples

Each sentence hides two facts: what didn't happen in the past, and how things are now.

Different past → different now

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• If I'd got my licence, I could drive now.
• If I'd taken that job, I'd be in Dubai now.
• If we'd checked the map, we wouldn't be lost.
• If I'd gone to bed earlier, I wouldn't be so tired today.

Type 3 or type 4?

Look at when the result is.

Spot the difference

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• If I'd studied, I'd have passed the exam.type 3: past result
• If I'd studied, I'd have a better job now.type 4: present result

Quick check

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1. If she'd married Nimal, she in Australia now.

   would bewould have been

2. If I breakfast, I wouldn't be so hungry now.

   had eatenate

3. "If I'd learned English as a kid, I'd speak it well now." Which type is this?

   type 3type 4