Inverted conditionals
Complete:
___ I known about the traffic, I would have left earlier.
Had I known about the traffic, I would have left earlier.
Complete:
If she had studied medicine, she ____ a doctor now.
If she had studied medicine, she would be a doctor now.
Chane to passive:
They didn't invite him to the conference.
He wasn't invited to the conference.
Report:
"I can't attend the meeting tomorrow." said Theo.
Theo said that he couldn't attend the meeting the following day.
Rewrite using 'despite':
Although he was tired, he finished the race.
Despite being tired, he finished the race.
Correct the error/s:
Had I would known, I'd had helped.
Complete:
If I were more organised, I _________ the project yesterday.
If I were more organised, I would have finished the project yesterday.
Change to passive and give a synonym for 'at the moment':
Someone is repairing the roof at the moment.
The roof is currently being repaired.
Report:
"Don't touch that wire," the engineer warned us.
The engineer warned us not to touch that wire.
Rewrite using "such...that":
It was a very difficult exam. Nobody finished early.
It was such a difficult exam that nobody finished early.
Rewrite using inversion:
If you should need assistance, call reception.
Should you need assistance, call reception.
Explain the time relationship in:
If they had left earlier, they would be here now.
Past condition --> present result
Change to passive:
People believe that the suspect escaped abroad.
It is believed that the suspect escaped abroad.
Report:
"Why did you leave so early?", she asked me.
She asked me why I had left so early.
Rewrite using 'unless':
If you don't apologise, she won't forgive you.
She won't forgive you unless you apologise.
Complete:
Not only ___ he forget the keys, but he also locked himself out.
Not only did he forget his keys, but he also locked himself out.
Complete, adding an adverb as well as the verb:
If she hadn't moved abroad, she ________ working with us now.
If she hadn't moved abroad, she would still be working with us now.
Change to passive:
They will have completed the project by next month.
The project will have been completed by next month.
Report:
"We'll be sure to send you the documents before next week", we said.
They said that they would be sure to send me/us the documents before the following week.
Rewrite using 'too...to':
The box was so heavy that I couldn't lift it.
The box was too heavy for me to lift.
Rewrite using inversion and filling in the gaps:
If I ___ not warned them, they ______ invested all their money.
Had I not warned them, they would have invested all their money.
Create a mixed conditional sentence using:
miss the train/be late now
If I hadn't missed the train, I wouldn't be late now.
Change to passive:
They should have informed the residents about the evacuation earlier.
The residents should have been informed about the evacuation earlier.
Report:
"By the time you arrive, we will have been waiting for over three hours," they told us.
They told us that by the time we arrived, they would have been waiting for over three hours.
Rewrite using 'not only...but also':
She lost her passport and missed her flight.
Not only did she lose her passport, but she also missed her flight.