Do you know how to talk about mistakes or bad decisions in English? |
Welcome to Three Step English Practice by EnglishClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice "how to discuss wrong decisions or business mistakes." |
Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
Two people are having a conversation. |
I admit, your resume is impressive! You seem a bit overqualified for an assistant position. |
If I hadn’t taken time off from school, I would be farther in my career right now. |
I see. And why do you think you would be a good fit for this job? |
In this dialogue, we see an example of a mixed conditional. The speaker says, "If I hadn’t taken time off from school, I would be farther in my career right now." |
This structure is used to talk about how a past event—taking time off from school—is affecting the present situation—not being as far along in their career. |
We use the pattern: |
If + past perfect clause, subject + would + base verb (present) |
Let’s practice with this grammar more in this lesson. |
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