Would you please tell me in which circumstances we can use mixed conditionals? How many combinations can we have? Please give me some examples. With this combination we are contrasting an imagined ...

If’ usually introduces conditional clauses. The same applies to other conditionals such as unless, should and in case which, however, perform other functions in different contexts.

With the third conditional, Elena, we are often talking about something that might have happened, but didn't. As your example illustrates, when we are discussing such past situations we normally ...