6.5 Mixed Conditionals

Match the conditional sentences to the meanings.

★ Choose the correct options.
1 If Diane hadn't had singing lessons last year, she wouldn't be in the band now.
Diane             [didn't have, had] singing lessons last year. She       [isn't, is] in the band now.
2 If I enjoyed playing pool, I'd have met you at the pool hall last night.
I             [don't enjoy, enjoy] playing pool. I             [met, didn't meet] you at the pool hall last night.
3 I wouldn't be able to afford to go on holiday if I'd forked out for a new laptop.
I                 [didn't fork out, forked out] for a new laptop. I       [can't, can] afford to go on holiday.
4 I might have asked Leah to dance if I wasn't so shy. I        ['m not, am] shy. I            [didn't ask, asked] Leah to dance.
5 If I didn't like you, I wouldn't have invited you to the party. I            [don't like, like] you. I               [didn't invite, invited] you to the party.

★ ★ Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of the verb in brackets. USE THE FULL FORMS (NO CONTRACTIONS!!!)

Kylie: I could trust you if you were not (be) so two-faced.
Aaron: Come on, Kylie! You know I didn't mean it. I was only joking.
1 Alan: If Mr Lancaster       (like) football, he might not have given us homework for tonight.
Vic: I know. Doesn't he realise it's the cup final?
2 Allie: We wouldn't be in this situation now if you          (keep) quiet about what happened.
Eric: Well, it was your idea to skip class in the first place.
3 Eve: I            (have) a D now too if I had copied your essay.
Ben: Oh come on, Eve! You only got a C, which is not much better.
4 Anne: If you weren't so sweet, I                 (leave) you a long time ago.
Matt: Thanks a lot! Is that a compliment or a threat?