Inverted word order is needed in conditional sentences (of types 2 and 3) without if or

unless.

If I were you, I would give her the news.

Were I you, I would give her the news.
Should I be you, I would give her the news.
 If I were you, I would ask her go out
1. Were I you, I would ask her go out
2. Should I be you, I would ask her go out

If they saw her, they might talk to her.

Were they to see you, they might talk to her.
Should they see you, they might talk to her.
 If we found him, we will have win the bet.
1. Were we to find him, we will have win the bet.
2. Should we find him, we will have win the bet.

If she weren’t so tired, she would come with us.

Were she not so tired, she would come with us.
Should she not be so tired, she would come with us.
 If you weren’t so annoying, you might get along with the group.
1. Were you not so annoying, you might get along with the group.
2. Should you not be so annoying, you might get along with the group.
If they didn’t understand, could they ask you for some help?
Were they not to understand, could they ask you for some help?
Should they not understand, could they ask you for some help?
 If he didn’t accept, could he take us off the company?
1. Were he not to accept, could he take us off the company?
2. Should he not accept, could he take us off the company?

If we had read the mail, we might have gone to your party.

Had we read the mail, we might have gone to your party.
 If you had given me the address, I may have gone to your house.
1. Had you given me the address, I may have gone to your house.

If you hadn’t come with us, we wouldn’t have found the address.
Had you not come with us, we wouldn’t have found the address.
 If she hadn’t help us, we still been in jail.
1. Had she not help us, we still been in jail.