Speaking: Grammar in Speaking B2 - Lesson 2: Using 3rd & Mixed Conditionals in Discussions

Grammar Speaking B2

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Unreal Pasts

អតីតកាលដែលមិនពិត និងលទ្ធផលបច្ចុប្បន្ន

We use the 3rd and Mixed Conditionals to talk about things that didn't happen, and how they affect the past or present!

យើងប្រើលក្ខខណ្ឌទី៣ និងលក្ខខណ្ឌចម្រុះ ដើម្បីនិយាយពីរឿងដែលមិនបានកើតឡើង និងថាតើវាប៉ះពាល់ដល់អតីតកាល ឬបច្ចុប្បន្នយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច!

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Past ➔ Past

3rd Conditional

ការស្តាយក្រោយចំពោះរឿងក្នុងអតីតកាល

If + Past Perfect , would have + V3

If I had studied, I would have passed. បើសិនជាខ្ញុំបានរៀន ខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាប្រឡងជាប់បាត់ទៅហើយ។ (តែការពិតខ្ញុំមិនបានរៀន ហើយក៏ធ្លាក់)

If they had left earlier, they wouldn't have missed the flight. ប្រសិនបើពួកគេចេញដំណើរឲ្យលឿនជាងនេះ ពួកគេច្បាស់ជាមិនខកជើងហោះហើរទេ។

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Past ➔ Present

Mixed Conditional

សកម្មភាពអតីតកាល ប៉ះពាល់ដល់បច្ចុប្បន្ន

If + Past Perfect , would + V1 (now)

If I had slept, I wouldn't be tired now. បើសិនជាខ្ញុំបានគេង ខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាមិនហត់ទេនៅពេលនេះ។

If she had learned English, she would have a better job today. ប្រសិនបើនាងបានរៀនភាសាអង់គ្លេសពីមុនមក នាងប្រហែលជាមានការងារល្អជាងនេះនៅពេលនេះ។

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In Discussion

ការជជែកវែកញែក

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The company is failing. ក្រុមហ៊ុនកំពុងតែដួលរលំហើយ។

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Well, if they had invested in AI years ago, they would be successful now. បាទ ប្រសិនបើពួកគេបានវិនិយោគលើ AI កាលពីប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំមុន ពួកគេប្រហែលជាជោគជ័យបាត់ទៅហើយនៅពេលនេះ។

warning The Double 'Would' Trap!

Never put 'would' in the 'If' clause!

(កុំប្រើ "would have" នៅក្នុងឃ្លា If ឱ្យសោះ!)

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Conditionals in Discussions movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to use these advanced structures to sound highly fluent in an argument or discussion!

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

3rd Conditional

If it had rained, we ___ home.

(ប្រសិនបើមានភ្លៀងធ្លាក់ ពួកយើងច្បាស់ជានៅផ្ទះបាត់ទៅហើយ។)

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Mixed Conditional

If I had eaten breakfast, I ___ hungry now.

(ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំបានញ៉ាំអាហារពេលព្រឹក ខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាមិនឃ្លានទេឥឡូវនេះ។)

error GRAMMAR TRAP!

"If I would have seen you, I would have said hello."

Is this sentence correct? (តើប្រយោគនេះត្រឹមត្រូវទេ?)

Meaning Check

"If I had won, I would be rich." Did I win?

(បើសិនជាខ្ញុំបានឈ្នះ ខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាមានបានបាត់ទៅហើយ។ តើខ្ញុំបានឈ្នះឬអត់?)

Challenge Fill

"I wouldn't be here if you hadn't ___ me."

(ខ្ញុំប្រហែលជាមិននៅទីនេះទេ បើសិនជាអ្នកមិនបានជួយខ្ញុំ។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

edit_document Write a Regret (Write one sentence about a past regret using the 3rd Conditional. E.g., "If I had woken up earlier, I wouldn't have been late.")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

all_inclusive Butterfly Effect (Think of a major past decision. How would your life be different now? Write a Mixed Conditional sentence.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, how do we pronounce "would have" fast when speaking?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question! Native speakers almost always contract it to "would've" (/wʊdəv/) or even "woulda" in very casual speech. Try saying: "I would've gone." record_voice_over

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Can I use "could have" instead of "would have"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes! "Could have" means it was a *possibility*. "Would have" means it was a *certainty*. For example: "If I had studied, I *could* have passed" (Maybe I pass, maybe not). vs "I *would* have passed" (100% sure I pass). psychology

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Lyna 8 hours ago

Are mixed conditionals really used in daily life?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Very common! We use them all the time to complain about how past mistakes affect us today. "If I hadn't eaten that spicy food last night, my stomach wouldn't hurt now!" 🌶️