Business Mixed Hedged Conditionals BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Mixed & Hedged Conditionals

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Etsy, Pinterest, and Slack all nearly died before finding product-market fit — but each one had a founder obsessive enough to treat failure as data rather than verdict. Had they not run that post-mortem culture internally, those companies would not exist.

Grammar Reference · Mixed & Hedged Conditionals

Mixed conditional

If they had built a moat early, they would still be in business. — past decision, present consequence

Inverted mixed

Had we secured the patent, we would still own that market. — formal register, no 'if'

Hedged diplomatic

Should you reconsider the terms, we would be in a position to proceed. — indirect, negotiation register

Common error

If we would have pivoted... ✗ → If we had pivoted... ✓ — never would have in the if-clause

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Mixed & Hedged Conditionals

1. we identified the systemic risk earlier, the company would still be operating today.

2.If the founders had not ignored the burn rate warnings, they not be in this position now.

3. you find the current equity terms difficult to accept, we would be happy to propose a phased arrangement.

4.Had they invested in a stronger competitive moat in year one, they still dominate the market.

5.If Airbnb abandoned the platform model, it would not be a publicly traded company today.

6. the board reconsider the scaling timeline, the team would be in a position to present revised projections.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.If we hadn't ignored the warning signs, we would still have investors.

2.If you are willing to adjust the terms, we can move forward quickly.

3.If they had secured the patent, they would still own that technology.

4.If the company had not run out of runway, it might still be competing today.

5.If you decide to reconsider the offer, please contact us.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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