inversions
I'm lost. I didn't bring a map
Had I brought a map, I wouldn't be lost .
I'm not you, so I didn't tell him the truth.
Had I have been you, I would have told him the truth.
I am sick because I ate spoiled food.
Were it not for eating the spoiled food, I wouldn't be sick
Sam left the book on the grass and it rained. Now it's wet
Had same not have left the book on the grass, it wouldn't be wet.
Your boss sounds like a real tyrant. If I were you, I would look for a new job
Were I you, I would be looking for a new job, your boss sounds like a real tyrant.
Billy can't understand what Madame Maurice is saying. He never made any effort to keep up his French after he left school
Were Billy yo have made an effort to keep up his French after he left school, he would have understood what Madame Maurice was saying.
If you should need to reach me, I'll be in the conference room.
Should you need to reach me, I'll be in the conference room.
We had the car serviced regularly. It's still running very smoothly
Were the car not serviced regularly, it wouldn't be still running smoothly.
We would have won the game if Thompson had not dropped the ball
Had Thompson not have dropped the ball, we would have won the game!
I can't offer you any biscuits. The children ate them all yesterday
Had the children not have eaten them all yesterday, I could offer you biscuits.
If you had used a computer, you could have finished this work in half the time
Had you of used a computer, you could have finished this work in half the time.