Inversion
Whatever happens, I will never lend him any money again
EVER
Under _______ lend him any money again
no circumstance will I ever
Please don’t disappoint me this time.
LET
I’d rather you _______ this time
didn’t let me down
I can’t stand Tim complaining about everything
WISH
I_______ complain about everything
wish t
Tim didn’t
The examiner tells candidates the regulations at the beginning of the exam.
ABOUT
At the beginning of the exam candidates ..... the regulations.
are told about
I won't organise the party unless you arrange the food.
LONG
I'll organise the party ..... arrange the food.
as long as you
Parking in a disabled parking space is not allowed at any time
YOU
On_______ in a disabled parking space
no account should you park
Please don't smoke in the office
YOU
I'd rather _____ in the office
you didn't smoke
What a shame I didn’t see his face when you told me the news.
COULD
I wish_______ his face when you told me the news.
I could have seen
Did we send that letter to Mr Thomas?
SENT
Do you know if ..... to Mr Thomas?
that letter was sent
I think it would be a good idea to speak to the manager first.
WERE
If ..... speak to the manager first.
I were you I would
As soon as I got home, I got a text from my girlfriend
HAD
No_______ I got a text from my girlfriend
sooner had I got home than
We would rather you didn't talk about Tim that way
YOU
We'd prefer _______ about Tim like that
you not to talk
I'd love to know how John is getting on.
WISH
I ... how John was getting on.
wish I knew
We haven't arranged a date for the wedding yet.
HAS
A date for the wedding ..... yet.
has not been arranged
I only told you because I thought you would be interested.
TOLD
I ..... you if I thought you weren't interested.
would not have told
The engine must not be turned off at any time during the test.
NO
At _______ be turned off during the test
no time must the engine
Julie doesn’t like playing the guitar as much as she likes singing.
RATHER
Julie prefers _______ the guitar
to sing rather than play
I regret not inviting Cathy to the party.
ONLY
If ... Cathy
only I had invited
They will have given him the news by now.
TOLD
He ..... the news by now.
will have been told
f you do the washing up I'll make the coffee.
PROVIDED
I'll make the coffee ..... the washing up.
provided you to
As soon as I left the house, it started to rain heavily
HAD
Hardly _______ it started to rain heavily
had i left the house when
Mike didn’t want to spend his holidays in London, but in the end he did
RATHER
Mike _______ his holidays in London
would rather not have spent
We regret not having installed an alarm system.
WISH
We .................................... an alarm system.
wish we had installed
They had to postpone the match until next week.
PUT
The match ................................. until next week.
had to be put off
With more money I would have been able to buy a better laptop
HAD
I would have been able to buy a better laptop _________ more money
if I had had