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Should you happened to see them, kick them.
happen
When do we use inversions in conditionals?
We use inversion in a formal language, mostly in writing, to emphasize the rhetorical effect of the sentence.
___ you require further information, call us.
SHOULD
If she were more patient, she would be more accurate.
Were she more patient, she would be more accurate
______ more exercise, and you will feel better.
DO
Were you to bought a new car, which one would you choose?
buy
What auxiliary verbs do we use in inversions?
Were, Should and Had. The verb were is also used with the first and third person singular
____ I known this was going to happen, I wouldn't have come!
HAD
If you have time,please call me back.
Should you have time,please call me back.
___ it rains tomorrow, what will you do?
Supposing
If I have seen you before, I would've stopped.
had
We can also use inversion with SHOULD if we want to say...
...that the condition is rather improbable and it's related to a real situation.
Note that should in these types of sentences doesn’t imply obligation. Example: Should you be dissatisfied with the product, you are entitled to a refund.
______ I invited, I'd definitely go to the party.
WERE
If I had gone,I would have had fun
Had I gone,I would have had fun
You're free to do whatever you want even ___ you respect the rules.
YOU CAN'T USE IF!!!
PROVIDED / PROVIDING
But for her enthusiastic, we wouldn't have done it.
enthusiasm
Create an inverted conditional based on the following sentence:
It was because of you that I passed my driving test.
If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have passed my driving test.
____ distorted the truth, there would have been even more trouble.
HAD I NOT
If this had been taken care of,we wouldn't have been in trouble
Had this been taken care of, we wouldn't have been in trouble
I won’t help you _____ you stop misleading me.
UNLESS
Were I to be your friend, I'd invite you to my party.
Were I your friend
Can we swap the clauses around regardless of the kind of conditional?
NO!!!!
With imperatives and Imagine/Suppose (that) the clauses cannot be swapped.
_______ you be unhappy with the portrait, you can always get a photo taken
SHOULD
If he had been over 18, he would have been able to join the club
Had he been over 18, he would have been able to join the club
Take your umbrella with you _______ it rains.
IN CASE