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Easter Island is very isolated. The Islanders were dependent solely on the natural resources of the island. If______________________________________
If Easter Island wasn’t/weren’t so isolated, the islanders wouldn’t have been dependent solely on the natural resources of the island.
Climate change did not affect the Easter Islanders. There is no evidence of it. If______________________________________
If climate change had affected the Easter Islanders, there would be/would have been evidence for it.
The Easter Islanders decimated the forests. They couldn’t continue to build timber houses or canoes. Had ________________________________________
Had the Easter Islanders not burned down all the trees they could have continued to build timber houses and canoes.
There is no generally accepted theory about Easter Island. That is why we are still fascinated. If________________________________________
If there were / was a generally accepted theory about Easter Island, we wouldn’t still be fascinated by it.
Bill lost all his money on the stock exchange. That’s why he is in debt now. If_________________________________
If Bill hadn’t lost all his money on the stock exchange, he wouldn’t be in debt now
His sister is so extravagant; she spent most of her last money on clothes and expensive restaurants. If_________________________________________
If his sister wasn't/ weren’t so extravagant, she wouldn’t have spent most of her last money on clothes and expensive restaurants
I didn't know him very well. I didn’t invite him to my party. Had___________________________
Had I known him better, I would have invited him to the party.
I didn’t book seats. We can’t go to the concert tonight. Had _____________________
Had I booked the seats, we could go to the concert tonight.
Helen speaks French fluently because she lived in Paris for eight years. If_______________________________________
If Helen hadn’t lived in Paris for eight years, she wouldn’t speak French fluently.
If we'd bought that property, we'd be rich now. Had____________________________
Had we bought the property, we'd be rich now.
If we weren't so clever, we wouldn't have got the contract. Were_________________________
Were we not so clever, we wouldn't have got the contract.
He didn’t train every day. He won’t win the race. If__________________________________
If he had trained every day, he would win the race.
Alex rescued a woman with a child from a burning house; he is an incredibly brave man. Were________________________________
Were Alex not an incredibly brave man, he wouldn’t have rescued a woman with a child from a burning house.
I didn't work hard, so I didn't pass my exam. Had_______________________________
Had I worked harder, I would have passed my exam.
I wasn't travelling in that car so I wasn't injured. If___________________________________
If I'd been travelling in that car, I'd have been injured.
The Nampa figurine is not genuine. There were no other artefacts found with it. If_______________________________
If the Nampa figurine was/ were genuine, there’d have been other artefacts found with it.
