INVERTED CONDITIONALS PRACTICE CORRECTION

1. (✩) Decide which option is the correct way to invert the underlined if-clauses:

1.1 - If you call her, she’ll answer the phone immediately.

a) Should you call her
b) Were you to call her

1.2 - If Jim had been available, I would have asked him to do the job.
a) Should Jim be available
b) Had Jim been available

1.3 - If we had had more time, we would have stayed there all day.
a) Were we to have more time
b) Had we had more time

1.4 - If you were to choose our premium plan, you would enjoy more benefits.
a) Should you choose our premium plan
b) Were you to choose our premium plan

2. (✩✩) Choose the correct answer:

__ for you, I wouldn’t be here

a) Should it not b) Were it not c) Were it

__ need me, don’t hesitate to phone

a) Should you b) Were you c) If be

__ for his help, I’d be destitute now

a) But without b) Had it not been c) Were it

__ make a mistake, they’d fire me

a) If I’d b) Should I c) Were I to

__ known, we’d have planned a party

a) Had we b) Were we c) Should we

__ my best friend, I wouldn’t forgive him.

a) Had he not be b) Weren’t he for c) Were he not

Should __ to phone, tell her I’m not here

a) it happen b) Jane happen c) happen Jane

Only if he asks __ tell him about the letter

a) be it b) should you c) were you
 3. (✩✩✩) Rewrite the if-clauses using inversion:

If you need assistance, our guides will be happy to help.

Should you need assistance, our guides will be happy to help.

If he were over 18, we would allow him to join the Python club.
Were he over 18, we would allow him to join the Python club.

If it had been warmer, we would have stayed longer.

Had it been warmer, we would have stayed longer.

If hackers got into the system, we'd lose everything.

Were hackers to get into the system, we’d lose everything

If they accept your application, you will have an interview.

Should they accept your application, you will have an interview.

If they hadn't arrived in time, they wouldn't have been able to rescue the giraffe.
Had they not arrived in time, they wouldn’t have been able to rescue the giraffe.

If he weren't such a difficult person, my job would be easier.

Were he not such a difficult person, my job would be easier.

If she hadn’t acted so mean, I would have helped her.

Had she not acted so mean, I would have helped her.

If she refuses the offer, we'll raise the price.

Should she refuse the offer, we’ll raise the price

If he apologized tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it.

Were he to apologize tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it.