Inversions

If I go to Spain this year, I'll visit you.

_______ I go to Spain this year, I'll visit you.

• Should

• Had

• Were

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(e.g. “goes” →” go,”

“has” → “have,”

am/is/are → “be”)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

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

______________________ his own name, we'll be able to help him.

• Should he remember

• Had he remembered

• Were he to remember

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(e.g. “goes” →” go,”

“has” → “have,”

am/is/are → “be”)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If the company wins the contract, I will be given a bonus.

___________ the contract, I will be given a bonus.

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(e.g. “goes” →” go,”

“has” → “have,”

am/is/are → “be”)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If the weather is nice, I’ll go to the park.

_______ the weather _______ nice, I’ll go to the park.

• Should/be

• Had/been

• Were/be

• Should/have been

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(e.g. “goes” →” go,”

“has” → “have,”

am/is/are → “be”)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss our train.

___________, we’ll miss our train.

• Shouldn't we hurry

• Should we not hurry

• Should we hurry

• Had we not hurried

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(-) Add “not” after the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If Batman doesn't come, we’re in big trouble. But don’t worry, he always comes..

_____ Batman ______, we're in big trouble...

• Shouldn't/come

• Should/not come

• Should/come

• Had/not come

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(-) Add “not” after the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If Tom was a smart cat, he’d leave Jerry alone.

_____ Tom a smart cat, he’d leave Jerry alone.

• Should

• Were

• Had

• Was

Answer explanation

Inverted Second Conditional (“Were”)

1. Remove “if.”

2. Invert subject and verb. (“I was” → “was I”)

3. If necessary, change “was” to “were.”

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If I was a man, then I'd be The Man.

______ a man, then I'd be The Man.

• Should

• Were

• Had

• Was

Answer explanation

Inverted Second Conditional (“Were”)

1. Remove “if.”

2. Invert subject and verb. (“I was” → “was I”)

3. If necessary, change “was” to “were.”

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If he drops my name, then I owe him nothin'.

___________ he ______ my name, then I owe him nothin'.

• Shouldn't/drop

• Should/drop

• Should/drops

• Had/dropped

Answer explanation

Inverted First Conditional (“Should”)

1. Replace “if” with “should.”

2. Replace the verb with the bare infinitive.

(-) Add “not” after the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

If we had been closer in age, maybe it would've been fine.

____ we ____ closer in age, maybe it would've been fine.

• Were/to be

• Should/been

• Should/be

• Had/been

Answer explanation

Inverted Third Conditional (“Had”)

1. Delete “if.”

2.Invert the subject and the auxiliary. (“we had” → “had we”)

(-) Add “not” after the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A