correct or incorrect:If you would hold the line please, I´ll tell Ms Lake you're calling
Correct (polite form)
If you won the lottery, what would you do? Supposing.................
supposing you won the lottery what would you do?
If you go shopping, could you buy some milk please? Should...... could you buy some milk please?
Should you go shopping, could you buy some milk please?
If we recycled all our rubbish, then the planet would recover in 2 decades. Were....in 2 decades
Were we to recycle all our rubbish, the planet would recover in 2 decades
What conditional is this? If I go to the party, I´m going to wear my new shoes.
1st (we can use going to, may might or could)
Invert this: If I were to buy a car, I'd buy a hybrid.
Were I to buy I can, I'd buy a hybrid.
I didn't know it was a private event, otherwise I wouldn't have gone. Had.............I wouldn't have gone..
Had I knonw it was a private event, I wouldn't have gone.
Correct or incorrect: happen you to see Emma, ask her if she has my book.
Incorrect. We cannot invert this. If you happen to see Emma, ask her if she has my book.
If you change your mind about the trip, get in touch with me as soon as possible. Should...... get in touch with me as soon as possible
Should you change your mind about the trip, get in touch with me as soon as possible.
Because of the pile of work I have to do, we can't get away for the weekend. Were...we could go away for the weekend
Were it not for the pile of work I have to do, we could go away for the weekend.
True or false: If+will/would is a polite form
true. If you would pass me the water please.