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is different to the time in the main clause (the result). There are a lot of mixed conditionals. The context defines the meaning and determines the choice of tense.

PAST (the 3rd conditional) + PRESENT (the 2nd conditional) 
If + Past Perfect, would / could / might + bare infinitive
If I had studied harder, I would be at university.

PRESENT (the 2nd conditional) + PAST (the 3rd conditional) 
If + Past Simple,  would / could / might + have + Past Participle 
If I spoke German,I would have gone to Berlin.

PAST (the 3rd conditional) + FUTURE (the 2nd conditional) 
If + Past Perfect, would / could / might + bare infinitive 
If she had had more money, she would join us for the ski trip tomorrow.

wasn’t rigged, there wouldn’t be such a blind panic.?
If the election hadn’t been rigged, there wouldn’t be such a blind panic.

the elections.?

2. He wouldn’t have been so down-to-earth in case he hadn’t worked for the government in the past.?

3. I would have come to the poll next Friday if I hadn’t lost the interest in politics in 1979. ?

4. It could become a vicious circle if they held a mock election again.

5. If only they didn’t waste a lot of money, we could get our pensions tomorrow.

If they hadn’t treated voters like idiots yesterday, they could win the elections.

He wouldn’t be so down-to-earth in case he hadn’t worked for the government in the past.

I would come to the poll next Friday if I hadn’t lost the interest in politics in 1979.

It could become a vicious circle if they had held a mock election again.

If only they hadn’t wasted a lot of money, we could get our pensions tomorrow.

Change the complete sentences using Mixed Conditionals.

Ex.: I’m not very politically aware, so I didn’t go to the poll. ?

If I were politically aware, I would have gone to the poll.

floating voter shifty
pulled all the strings eroded civil liberties
curbed women’s rights no pretensions

power-mad rigged floating voters shifty
pulled all the strings curbed women’s rights
pretensions

My boss is completely ___________. That’s why he became a CEO at the age of 23.
2. There weren’t any _______________ in their sleepy town. So everyone enjoys the policies of the current government today.
3. Mr. Black _____________________ when he said that ‘every woman should be in the kitchen’. He’s got no chance to become a mayor.
4. This company _________________ to reach an all-time high last year. And the best employees want to work for it.
5. A young congressman from Idaho’s got no ___________. We saw him eating eggs Benedict and talking to some old people in the diner this morning.
6. Other candidates find Mr. Smith a bit __________. He didn’t give any straight answers yesterday.

power-mad

floating voters

curbed women’s rights

pulled all the strings

pretensions

shifty