Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
You are in this mess right now because you didn't listen to me in the first place.
A. If you listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right now.
B. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right now.
C. If you listen to my advice in the first place, you will not be in this mess right now
D. If you had listened to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't have been in this mess right now.
Đáp án là B
Ta thấy câu gốc một vế chia ở thì hiện tại đơn giản, một vế chia ở thì quá khứ đơn giản => câu điều kiện loại hỗn hợp: If + S + had + PII, S + would + V