Money Mixed Conditionals BE - Exercise Worksheet

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Mixed Conditionals

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

"If you had saved consistently for nine years, you would have accumulated enough to retire. If the market dropped sharply next year, even disciplined savers would need to revise their plans.

Grammar Reference · Mixed Conditionals

Second conditional

Hypothetical present: If you spent less each month, you would reach your savings target much sooner.

Third conditional

Imagined past: If she had started investing at 22, she would have retired a decade earlier.

Mixed conditional

Past cause, present result: If he had chosen a different career, he would not be struggling with debt now.

Formal hedge

Professional register: Should you wish to proceed, we would be delighted to arrange a further meeting.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Mixed Conditionals

1.If Adeney in index funds from the start, he would have retired even earlier.

2.She would be mortgage-free now if she that apartment in 2016.

3.If the interest rate again, our repayments would increase significantly.

4.He the project earlier if the client had approved the budget on time.

5.If she a higher salary in 2019, she would be closer to her FIRE target today.

6. you require further information, we would be happy to arrange a call.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.I didn't save in my twenties. I'm not financially independent now.

2.She didn't invest early. She can't retire at 40.

3.He spends too much. He will never reach his FIRE number.

4.They didn't read Bengen's study. They made the wrong calculation.

5.We didn't reduce our expenses. We are still five years away from our target.

6.I don't have passive income. I have to keep working.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

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

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