Conditional Sentence

[Franz]

Is it possible to combine conditional sentence type II ( unreal present) with type III (unreal Past)
like this sentence :
If they hadn't got sponsorship, they would be unable to conduct the seminar.

I will really appreciate any help :-)

[hammou]

No, in every single sentence, you should use only one conditional type.

[gavinlee]

If they hadn't have got sponsorship, they would not have been able to conduct the seminar.

I think this would be correct..

[RosalindaPerez]

Actually, there is a "fourth" type of conditional sentence called "Mixed Conditionals."

YES, you can put together in one sentence type 2 and type 3 conditionals to express an unreal past with results in the present.

Other examples:
If George had attended the meeting (last week), he would be aware of the latest developments (now).
If costs hadn't gone up twenty percent, we would be making a profit.
If you had received the press release, you would know about the product.

For more details, you can check "The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar." (Conditional, p. 84)

[yanzalong]

Rosalinda Perez, I agree with you.

[RosalindaPerez]

Dear Shayanjameel:

Yes, WAS would be correct as you were talking about something that ACTUALLY happened.

Rosalinda Perez