Inverted Conditionals

1. If your order is delayed, please contact customer services.

o Should your order be delayed

o Had your order been delayed

2. If Jim had been available, I would have asked him to do the job.

o Should Jim be available

o Had Jim been available

3. If we had had more time, we would have stayed there all day.

o Were we to have more time

o Had we had more time

4. If you were to choose our premium plan, you would enjoy more benefits.

o Should you choose our premium plan

o Were you to choose our premium plan

Rewrite the if-clauses using inversion.

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

……………………………….assistance, our guides will be happy to help.

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

………………………………..warmer, we would have stayed longer.

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

………………………………… your application, you will have an interview.

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

…………………………………so mean, I would have helped her.

5. If he apologised tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it.

………………………………….tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it.

 KEY
1. If your order is delayed, please contact customer services.

o Should your order be delayed

o Had your order been delayed

2. If Jim had been available, I would have asked him to do the job.

o Should Jim be available

o Had Jim been available

3. If we had had more time, we would have stayed there all day.

o Were we to have more time

o Had we had more time

4. If you were to choose our premium plan, you would enjoy more benefits.

o Should you choose our premium plan

o Were you to choose our premium plan

Rewrite the if-clauses using inversion.

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

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

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

Had it been warmer, we would have stayed longer.

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

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

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

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

5. If he apologised tomorrow, I wouldn’t accept it.

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

 Inversion of First, Second and Third Conditionals

1. If it stopped raining, we could go out and go home.

Were it to stop raining, we could go out and go home.

2.If dad had been hungry, he would have eaten something.

Had dad been hungry, he would have eaten something.

3. If we had had a camera, we might have taken some photos of the wedding.

Had we had a camera, we might have taken some photos of the wedding.

4.If they buy expensive clothes, they will spend all the money.

Should they buy expensive clothes, they will spend all the money.

5.If she comes late again, she may lose her job.

Should she come late again, she may lose her job.

6. If She knew a little English, she could start that job.

Were she to know a little English, she could start that job.

7. If I had known the truth, I would have told you.

Had I known the truth, I would have told you.

8. If we go by taxi, we won't be late.

Should we go by taxi, we won't be late.

9. If Tom had studied harder, he could have passed the exam.

Had Tom studied harder, he could have passed the exam.

10. If she were at home, she would answer the phone.

Were she at home, she would answer the phone.

 1. If it stopped raining, we could go out and go home.

raining, we could go out and go home.

2.If dad had been hungry, he would have eaten something.

hungry, he would have eaten something.

3. If we had had a camera, we might have taken some photos of the wedding.

a camera, we might have taken some photos of the wedding.

4.If they buy expensive clothes, they will spend all the money.

expensive clothes, they will spend all the money.

5.If she comes late again, she may lose her job.

late again, she may lose her job.

6. If She knew a little English, she could start that job.

a little English, she could start that job.

7. If I had known the truth, I would have told you.

the truth, I would have told you.

8. If we go by taxi, we won't be late.

by taxi, we won't be late.

9. If Tom had studied harder, he could have passed the exam.

harder, he could have passed the exam.

10. If she were at home, she would answer the phone.

at home, she would answer the phone.