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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
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.
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. 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 won’t help you _____ you stop misleading me.
UNLESS
If I had gone,I would have had fun
Had I gone,I would have had fun
But for her enthusiastic, we wouldn't have done it.
enthusiasm
When do we not use the structure "were to" in 2nd conditional inversions?
When the main verb of the conditional is the verb "to be"
____ 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
Were I to be your friend, I'd invite you to my party.
Were I your friend
Can we use "happen to" as the auxiliary in a 1st conditional innversion? If not, when can we use "happen to"?
_______ 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