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English 9 Public

Inversions within conditionals

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If he remembers his own name, we’ll be able to help him.

Should he remember his own name, we’ll be able to help him.

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If he pushed the button, we’d all have problems.

Were he to push the button, we’d all have problems.

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Said back in 2016: "I would be surprised if Brexit happened."

Were Brexit to happen, I’d be surprised.

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Said back in 2016: "We'd all be astonished if Trump were elected"

Were Trump to get elected, we’d all be astonished.

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If I was ridiculously rich, I think I’d still work.

Were I ridiculously rich, I think I’d still work.

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If we’d arrived sooner, we wouldn’t have missed the beginning.

Had we arrived sooner, we wouldn’t have missed the beginning.

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If the driver were faster, we would’ve arrived ages ago. (INVERSION IN A MIXED CONDITIONAL)

Were the driver faster, we would’ve arrived ages ago.

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If we’d got just one more signature, the new law would be a reality now. (INVERSION IN MIXED CONDITIONALS)

Had we got just one more signature, the new law would be a reality now.

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Should Batman come, we’ll escape! (NEGATE THIS BEING CREATIVE)

Should Batman not come, we’re in big trouble. But don’t worry, he always comes.

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