Inversion
We are only just ready to leave (Only now)
Only now are we ready to leave
If I _________ the lottery, I would be rich. (win)
If I had won the lottery, I would be rich. (Mixed 3rd and 2nd)
My mother will cook something special whenever we go around. (usually)
My mother usually cooks something special whenever we go around.
To be very noticeable
Stand out
Who wrote Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Hamlet?
Shakespeare
You mustn't open the door while we're out, whatever happens (under no circumstances)
Under no circumstances must you open the door
If I didn't have to work so much, I _______________ to the party last night. (go)
If I didn't have to work so much, I would have gone to the party last night. (Mixed 2nd and 3rd)
Gina will take my CDs without asking. (constantly)
Gina is constantly taking my CDs without asking.
Leave, abandon
Walk out
Which is the only mammal that can’t jump?
Elephant
If you see John, please give him my regards (Should)
Should you see John, please give him my regards
If she _________ born in the United States, she ____________ a visa to work here. (be) (not need)
If she had been born in the United States, she wouldn't need a visa to work here. (Mixed 3rd and 2nd)
We had no pets when we were little. (use)
We didn't use to have pets when we were little.
To continue to be strong even after receiving severe treatment
Stand up
What do the stars on the American flag represent?
The 50 U.S. States
I'd only just arrived at the park with the dog when it started to rain (no sooner)
No sooner had I arrived at the park when it started to rain
If she _______ afraid of flying, she ______________ by boat. (not be) (not travel)
If she wasn't afraid of flying, she wouldn't have travelled by boat. (Mixed 2nd and 3rd)
We used to spend hours playing hide-and-seek when we were kids. ('d)
We'd spend hours playing hide-and-seek when we were kids.
To be similar to an older member of your family
Take after
What is the largest state in the U.S.?
Alaska
If he hadn't squandered all his savings, he wouldn't be poor now. (Had)
Had he not squandered all his savings, he wouldn't be poor now.
Create a sentence based on the situation "at a concert"
If I hadn't gone, I wouldn't see you at the concert. (mixed 3rd and 2nd)
or If I didn't go there, I wouldn' have seen you at the concert. (mixed 2nd and 3rd)
Ben was always leaving his dirty dishes all over the place when he lived with us. (would)
Ben would always leave his dirty dishes all over the place when he lived with us.
When children behave badly
Play up
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Genoa