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Hypothèse mixte : cause passée, résultat présent

Hypothèse mixte : cause passée, résultat présent

Structure:

si + plus-que-parfait → conditionnel présent

The si-clause refers to a past event; the result clause refers to a present consequence.

Example:

Si j'avais appris le chinois enfant, je le parlerais couramment maintenant. **Translation:** If I had learned Chinese as a child, I would speak it fluently now.

Examples

Si j'avais appris le chinois enfant, je le parlerais couramment maintenant.

If I had learned Chinese as a child, I would speak it fluently now.

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Si j'avais appris le chinois enfant, je le parlerais couramment maintenant."

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