Inverted conditionals

Example: If you learn a lot of English, you will be able to speak like a native one day. -> Should you learn a lot of English,....

Negative first conditional:

!!! not after the subject !!!

Example: If you don't stop smoking, you will die one day from cancer. -> Should you not stop smoking,.... (not shouldn't you stop smoking )

Second conditional (unlikely condition or hypothesis )

Example: If I sold my car, I would have to go to work by train every day. -> Were I to sell my car, .... 

Negative second conditional:

Example: If I didn't eat such good nutrition as I do, I would have to visit the doctor regularly. -> Were I not to eat such good nutrition,....

Third conditional (condition can't be fullfilled any more, because it has already happend another way)

Example: If Rami had woken up earlier, he would have arrived in time at work. -> Had Rami woken up earlier,....

Negative third conditional:

Example: If Dennis had not broken his right leg, he would have been fit to assist his football team on Saturday's match. -> Had Dennis not broken his leg,....

It's possible to have the if-clause after the main clause of course:

Example: You will get sick should you eat the food out of the trash cans.

Now it's your turn to form correct inverted conditional sentences in the following test! Good luck!

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1. If you need toothpaste, buy it in the supermarket. Should you need toothpasteNeed you if toothpasteJe ne sais pas, buy it in the supermarket.

2. If you followed my instructions, you would see the roundabout right now. Were you to follow my instructionYou were to follow my instructionsJe ne sais pas, you would see the roundabout right now.

3. If you hadn't forgotten to put out the candle, our house would not have burnt down. Hadn't you forgotten to put out the candleHad you not forgotten to put out the candleJe ne sais pas, our house would not have burnt down.

4. If they don't do anything interesting, the girls won't gossip about them. Shouldn't they do anything interestingShould they not do anything interestingJe ne sais pas, the girls won't gossip about them.

5. If I didn't defend myself when attacked by the words of my boss, he would have a reason to lower my salary. Were I not to defend myselfWeren't I to defend myselfJe ne sais pas when attacked by the words of my boss,he would have a reason to lower my salary.

6. If I promised you to go with you, I would never cancel our meeting. Were I to promise you to go with youPromised I to go with youJe ne sais pas, I would never cancel our meeting.

7. If I hadn't developped these exceptional skills, I would not have been able to help this special customer. Had I not developped these exceptional skillsHadn't I developped these exceptional skillsJe ne sais pas, I would not have been able to help this special customer.

8. Young lads would help their mother more if their parents were more strict. Young lads would help their mother more were their parents more strictmore strict their parents wereJe ne sais pas.

9. You will be able to imagine how beautiful the holidays in Italy are if I describe it to you. You will be able to imagine how beautiful the holidays in Italia are describe I it to you.should I describe it to youJe ne sais pas.

10. Tom would have broken the plate if he hadn't paid that much attention. Tom would have broken the plate hadn't he paid that much attentionhad he not paid that much attentionJe ne sais pas.