Invert the following third conditional sentences: 1. If Sultan had been here, I could have talked to him. 2. If I had come here before, I could have completed the task. 3. If Samu... Invert the following third conditional sentences: 1. If Sultan had been here, I could have talked to him. 2. If I had come here before, I could have completed the task. 3. If Samuel had performed better, he could have won the contest. 4. If you had been here, you could have enjoyed the program. 5. If I had seen you before, I could have given it to you. 6. If Ajantu had studied harder, she could have stood first. 7. If I had been there, I could have sung the song. 8. If kids were here, she could have performed in the program.
Understand the Problem
The image shows a homework assignment on conditional sentences. The task is to invert third conditional sentences. The image provides some examples of sentences which are probably meant to be re-written.
Answer
The inverted third conditional sentences are provided in the answer
- Had Sultan been here, I could have talked to him.
- Had I come here before, I could have completed the task.
- Had Samuel performed better, he could have won the contest.
- Had you been here, you could have enjoyed the program.
- Had I seen you before, I could have given it to you.
- Had Ajantu studied harder, she could have stood first.
- Had I been there, I could have sung the song.
- Had kids been here, she could have performed in the program.
Answer for screen readers
- Had Sultan been here, I could have talked to him.
- Had I come here before, I could have completed the task.
- Had Samuel performed better, he could have won the contest.
- Had you been here, you could have enjoyed the program.
- Had I seen you before, I could have given it to you.
- Had Ajantu studied harder, she could have stood first.
- Had I been there, I could have sung the song.
- Had kids been here, she could have performed in the program.
More Information
Inverting third conditional sentences involves removing 'if' and inverting the subject and the auxiliary verb 'had'.
Tips
A common mistake is to not remove the 'if' when inverting the sentence.
Sources
- Inversion and conditionals | LearnEnglish - British Council - learnenglish.britishcouncil.org
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