Inverted Conditionals

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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.

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