If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now. Had he not embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now[r]
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Inversion in Conditionals
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Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1 If you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs
If the government were to spend more money on health, the quality of service in
hospitals would improve
If he insists on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer
If you are not satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money
If you need further information, please not hesitate to contact us
If he doesn’t resign, new measures will have to be taken
If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now
If you should see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation
If this new policy were implemented, a storm of protest would be expected
10 If I had known earlier, I would have taken the children to school
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GrammarNet Gramática da Língua Inglesa
www.grammarnet.com
Inversion in Conditionals
© E.S.Ping 2007 of aexe1.pdf
Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them
Example:
If you were to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask? Were you to interview the Prime Minister, what would you ask?
1 If you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs Should you happen to go to the computer shop, please buy me a box of CDs If the government were to spend more money on health, the quality of service in
hospitals would improve
Were the government to spend more money on health, the quality of service in hospitals would improve
3 If he insists on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer Should he insist on pressing charges against you, you should hire a lawyer If you are not satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money
Should you not be satisfied with our product, we will refund you the money If you need further information, please not hesitate to contact us
Should you need further information, please not hesitate to contact us If he doesn’t resign, new measures will have to be taken
Should he not resign, new measures will have to be taken
7 If he hadn’t embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now Had he not embezzled €1,000 from the company, he wouldn’t be in jail right now If you should see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation
Should you see Mr Smith on Monday, please inform him of the situation If this new policy were implemented, a storm of protest would be expected
Were this new policy to be implemented, a storm of protest would be expected 10 If I had known earlier, I would have taken the children to school
Had I known earlier, I would have taken the children to school