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Sadee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

A mixed conditional

If I had studied well yesterday, I would travel tomorrow.
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When we use 'would' for a future event,there is always a possibility, however remote, that the event will happen. In your sentence, "If I had studied" tells us that the speaker did not study, and that the future travel will not happen.

We'd therefore say "If I had studied hard yesterday, I would have travelled tomorrow.".
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But the opportunity of having a travel is not lost totally! They still, however improbable, could travel tomorrow despite the failure of studying yesterday. I think the mixed form makes more sense because the result clause has to do with the future. (tomorrow)
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SadeeIf I had studied well yesterday, I would travel tomorrow.
I think I'd change it a little to make it sound a little more realistic.

If I had finished my work yesterday, I would be traveling tomorrow.

CJ
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Persian LearnerBut the opportunity of having a travel is not lost totally! They still, however improbable, could travel tomorrow despite the failure of studying yesterday. I think the mixed form makes more sense because the result clause has to do with the future. (tomorrow)
The 'If I had studied yesterday' precludes that possibility.
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CalifJimIf I had finished my work yesterday, I would be traveling tomorrow.
That one works.

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