INCONDITIONALSENTENCES INVERSION
SHOULD-FIRSTCONDITIONAL(wereplace‘if’with‘should’)
NORMALSTRUCTURE
INVERTEDSTRUCTURE
NOCONTRACTION:✗shouldn’tyou✓shouldyounot Ifyouneedmoreinformation,donothesitate tocontactus.
Ifyouexperienceanyissues,wearehereto addressthempromptly.
Ifyoudonotconsenttosharingthis information,youmayinformourcompanyat anytime.
Shouldyouneedmoreinformation,donot hesitatetocontactus.
Shouldyouexperienceanyissues,wearehere toaddressthempromptly.
Shouldyounotconsenttosharingthis information,youmayinformourcompanyat anytime.
WERE-SECONDCONDITIONAL
VerbBe:delete‘if’andInvertthesubjectandtheauxiliary‘were’.(‘ifIwere’→‘wereI’) Otherverbs:replace‘if’withwereandchangetheverbformtoto+infinitive.(‘ifIdid’→‘wereItodo’)
NORMALSTRUCTURE
IfIwereyou,Iwouldtakethatopportunity withouthesitation.
Ifsheacceptedthejoboffer, itwouldbeagreatopportunityforhercareer.
Ifitweren’tforhissupport,Iwouldn'thave beenabletoachievethissuccess.
INVERTEDSTRUCTURE
NOCONTRACTION:✗weren’tIto✓wereInotto
WereIyou,Iwouldtakethatopportunity withouthesitation.
Wereshetoacceptthejoboffer,itwouldbea greatopportunityforhercareer.
Wereitnotforhissupport,Iwouldn'thave beenabletoachievethissuccess.
HAD-THIRDCONDITIONAL
Delete‘if’andInvertthesubjectandtheauxiliary.(‘ifIhad’→‘hadI’)
NORMALSTRUCTURE
IfIhadknownearlier,Iwouldhavemade differentplans.
Ifyouhadn’tbeenlate,wewouldhavecaught thetrain.
Ifithadnotrained,wewouldhavehada picnicinthepark.
INVERTEDSTRUCTURE
NOCONTRACTION:✗hadn’tyou✓hadyounot
HadIknownearlier,Iwouldhavemade differentplans.
Hadyounotbeenlate,wewouldhavecaught thetrain.
Haditnotrained,wewouldhavehadapicnic inthepark.