Mixed Conditional Forms

1. She will take care of the children for us next weekend because her business trip was cancelled. But, she would not be taking care of the children for us next weekend if her business trip had not been cancelled. 2. Tom is not going to come to dinner tomorrow because you insulted him yesterday. But, he (come) ____________________ if you (insult) ____________________ him. 3. Marie is unhappy because she gave up her career when she got married. But, Marie (be) ____________________ happy if she (give, not) ____________________ up her career when she got married. 4. Dr. Mercer decided not to accept the research grant at Harvard because he is going to take six months off to spend more time with his family. But, Dr. Mercer (accept) ____________________ the research grant at Harvard if he (take, not) ____________________ six months off to spend more time with his family. 5. Professor Schmitz talked so much about the Maasai tribe because she is an expert on African tribal groups. But, Professor Schmitz (talk, not) ____________________ so much about the Maasai tribe if she (be, not) ____________________ an expert on African tribal groups. 6. I am unemployed because I had a disagreement with my boss and I was fired. But, I (be, not) ____________________ unemployed if I (have, not) a disagreement with my boss and I (be, not) ____________________ fired. 7. Nicole speaks Chinese fluently because she lived in China for ten years. But, Nicole (speak, not) ____________________ Chinese fluently if she (live, not) ____________________ in China for ten years. 8. I will not help you study for your test because you have spent the last two weeks partying and wasting time. But, I (help) ____________________ you study for your test if you (spend, not) ____________________ the last two weeks partying and wasting time. 9. Eleanor and Ben are not going skiing with us this year because Eleanor just had a baby.

But, Eleanor and Ben (go) ____________________ skiing with us this year if Eleanor (have, not, just) ____________________ a baby. 10. I am completely exhausted, so I will not go with you to the movies tonight. But, if I (be, not) ____________________ completely exhausted, I (go) ____________________ with you to the movies tonight. 11. She is not worried about the conference tomorrow because she is not giving a speech. But, she (be) ____________________ worried about the conference tomorrow if she (give) ____________________ a speech. 12. Frank is not going to the graduation ceremony because he broke his leg snowboarding last week. But, Frank (go) ____________________ to the graduation ceremony if he (break) ____________________ his leg snowboarding last week. 13. They are not releasing the prisoner next month because there was so much public opposition to his parole. But, they (release) ____________________ the prisoner next month if there (be) ____________________ so much opposition to his parole. 14. The hotels filled up months in advance because the festival is going to include jazz artists from around the globe. But, the hotels (fill) ____________________ up months in advance if the festival (include) ____________________ jazz artists from around the globe. 15. We are not worried about the recent string of robberies in the neighbourhood because the police have started regularly patrolling the area. But, we (be) ____________________ worried about the recent string of robberies in the neighbourhood if the police (start, not) ____________________ regularly patrolling the area.

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1. She will take care of the children for us next weekend because her business trip was cancelled. But, she would not be taking care of the children for us next weekend if her business trip had not been cancelled. 2. Tom is not going to come to dinner tomorrow because you insulted him yesterday. But, he would come / would be coming if you hadnt insulted him. 3. Marie is unhappy because she gave up her career when she got married. But, Marie would be happy if she hadnt given up her career when she got married. 4. Dr. Mercer decided not to accept the research grant at Harvard because he is going to take six months off to spend more time with his family. But, Dr. Mercer would have accepted the research grant at Harvard if he was not going to take / wasnt taking six months off to spend more time with his family. 5. Professor Schmitz talked so much about the Maasai tribe because she is an expert on African tribal groups. But, Professor Schmitz wouldnt have talked so much about the Maasai tribe if she wanst / werent an expert on African tribal groups. 6. I am unemployed because I had a disagreement with my boss and I was fired. But, I wouldnt be unemployed if I hadnt had a disagreement with my boss and I wouldnt have been fired. 7. Nicole speaks Chinese fluently because she lived in China for ten years. But, Nicole wouldnt speak Chinese fluently if she hadnt lived in China for ten years. 8. I will not help you study for your test because you have spent the last two weeks partying and wasting time. But, I would help you study for your test if you hadnt spent the last two weeks partying and wasting time. 9. Eleanor and Ben are not going skiing with us this year because Eleanor just had a baby. But, Eleanor and Ben would go/would be going skiing with us this year if Eleanor hadnt just had a baby. 10. I am completely exhausted, so I will not go with you to the movies tonight. But, if I wasnt/werent completely exhausted, I would go with you to the movies tonight. 11. She is not worried about the conference tomorrow because she is not giving a speech.

But, she would be worried about the conference tomorrow if she was going to give/was giving a speech. 12. Frank is not going to the graduation ceremony because he broke his leg snowboarding last week. But, Frank would be going/would go to the graduation ceremony if he hadnt broken his leg snowboarding last week. 13. They are not releasing the prisoner next month because there was so much public opposition to his parole. But, they would release/would be releasing the prisoner next month if there hadnt been so much opposition to his parole. 14. The hotels filled up months in advance because the festival is going to include jazz artists from around the globe. But, the hotels wouldnt have filled up months in advance if the festival wasnt going to include/wasnt including jazz artists from around the globe. 15. We are not worried about the recent string of robberies in the neighbourhood because the police have started regularly patrolling the area. But, we would be worried about the recent string of robberies in the neighbourhood if the police hadnt started regularly patrolling the area.