Hello native English speakers.
Thank you very much in advance.
Question about mixed-time conditional sentences ( six real sentences)

1a. If you had eaten more for breakfast, you would not be hungry =
1b. If you had eaten more for breakfast (at that time), you would not be hungry (now)=
1c. If you had eaten more for breakfast (at that time), you would not have been hungry now. (✔or✘??) 【P³³²】
(I guess the degree of the correctness is :
1a= 1b 1c ??.)
Question: Which is grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

2a. If I had worked harder at school I would be sitting in a comfortable office now. =
2b. If I had worked harder at school I would have been sitting in a comfortable office now(✔or ✘??)
Question: Which is grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

3a . If I had worked harder at school I would be sitting in a comfortable office in the future.=
3b. If I had worked harder at school I would have been sitting in a comfortable office in the future.(✔or✘??)
The same question as above.

4. If the Government had not made so many mistakes when it first came to office, it would win the next election.=
If the Government had not made so many mistakes when it first came to office, it would have won the next election.(✔or✘??)
The same question as above.

5a. If I had had the money , I should have paid you. =
5b. If I had had the money (at the present moment), I should have paid you at that time(✔or✘??)
The same question as above.

6a. If he had been really interested in buying the property, he would have made an offer before now =
6b. If he were really interested in buying the property, he would have made an offer before now. =
If he were really interested in buying the property at that time, he would have made an offer at that time (=before now?)
The same question as above.

Question

Hello native English speakers. 
Thank you very much in advance.
Question about mixed-time conditional sentences ( six real sentences)

1a.  If you had eaten more for breakfast, you would not be hungry =
1b. If you had eaten more for breakfast (at that time), you would not be hungry (now)= 
1c.  If you had eaten more for breakfast (at that time), you would not have been hungry now. (✔or✘??)  【P³³²】
(I guess the degree of the correctness is :
1a= 1b >1c ??.)
Question: Which is grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

2a.  If I had worked harder at school I would be sitting in a comfortable office now. =
2b.  If I had worked harder at school  I would have been sitting in a comfortable office now(✔or ✘??)
Question: Which is grammatically correct?
Do they have the same meaning?

3a . If I had worked harder at school I would be sitting in a comfortable office in the future.=
3b.  If I had worked harder at school I would have been sitting in a comfortable office in the future.(✔or✘??)
The same question as above.

4.  If the Government had not made so many mistakes when it first came to office, it would win the next election.=
If the Government had not made so many mistakes when it first came to office, it would have won the next election.(✔or✘??)
The same question as above.

5a.  If I had had the money , I should have paid you. = 
5b.  If I had had the money (at the present moment), I should have paid you at that time(✔or✘??)
The same question as above.

6a.  If he had been really interested in buying the property,  he would have made an offer before now  =  
6b.  If he were really interested in buying the property,  he would have made an offer before now. =
If he were really interested in buying the property at that time,  he would have made an offer at that time (=before now?)
The same question as above.

Answer

The short answer is that 'would have been' can only ever refer to the past. So, all of your sentences which have that structure expressing the present or the future are incorrect.

Answer

In fact, for 6.b we normally say: if he were really interested in that property, he would have made an offer BY now.

Answer

You have to separate them all out. 
Group One
Sentence 1 a and one b are grammatically correct and mean that a past action affects the present moment. Sentence 1 c is awkward because adding 'now' to 'have been hungry' creates a time clash.

Group Two
Sentence 2 a is correct because it uses a mixed conditional. A past unreal action changes a present state. Sentence 2 b is incorrect because changing the result clause to the past shifts the whole meaning back in time instead of connecting the past to the present.

Group Three
Sentence 3 a sounds awkward because 'in the future' does not fit well with a past unreal condition. Sentence 3 b is also unnatural. To talk about a future result from a past condition, native speakers usually rephrase the sentence entirely rather than using these structures.

Here is an example of how native speakers naturally express a past action affecting a future situation, since the textbook sentences in group three sound unnatural.

If I had studied architecture in university, I would be designing skyscrapers in the future.

In this example, studying architecture in the past changes a specific future plan or event.

Group Four
The first option is correct because a past mistake affects a future election outcome. The second option changes the election to a past event, which alters the timeline and does not fit the scenario of an upcoming future election.

Group Five
Sentence 5 a is correct and standard. Sentence 4 b is awkward because adding 'at the present moment' to the past clause contradicts the timeline.

Group Six
Sentence 6 a is correct because a past state of interest leads to a past action before now.

Sentence 6 b mixes past conditional with present unreal grammar in a way that native speakers typically avoid for this specific timeline.

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