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Past Conditional and Inversions

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  • She forgot to feed the dog, that's why she has to go home. If____________________________
    If she hadn't forgotten to feed the dog, she wouldn't have to go home now.
  • If hackers got into the system, we'd lose everything. Were_______________________
    Were hackers to get into the system, we'd lose everything.
  • I ______ (not bought) you that book if I ______ (know) you had already read it.
    I wouldn't have bought you that book if I had known you had already read it
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  •  If the government had known about the pollution earlier, they could have saved many lives. Had________________________
    Had the government known about the pollution earlier, they could have saved many lives.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 artefact didn't come from a place where such discoveries were expected. There was a lot of controversy involved. Had__________________________________
    Had the artefact come from a place where such discoveries were expected, then there would have been far less controversy involved.
  • If we'd bought that property, we'd be rich now. Had____________________________
    Had we bought the property, we'd be rich now.
  • If she _____(be) sensible, she _____(leave) her job last month.
    If she was/ were sensible, she wouldn't have left her job last month.
  • Fix the mistake: If he would have married Laura, he wouldn't have been happy.
    If he had married Laura, he wouldn't have been happy.
  • I didn't work hard, so I didn't pass my exam. Had_______________________________
    Had I worked harder, I would have passed my exam.
  • 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.
  • If I _____(go) to university, I'm sure I _____(have) a better job now.
    If I had gone to university, I would have a better job now.
  • You don't have a car so I didn't ask you to give me a lift. If____________________________
    If you had a car, I would have asked you to give me a lift.
  • He didn’t train every day. He won’t win the race. If__________________________________
    If he had trained every day, he would win the race.