Inversions in conditionals
In certain conditional sentences we can omit “if” and invert the subject and auxiliary verb as if it were a question
auxiliary + subject + verb
It is a more formal form but the meaning is exactly the same.
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Normal form |
Inversion |
| If he should call, let me know. | Should he call, let me know. |
| If he were to ask for more money, it would be a problem. | Were he to ask for more money, it would be a problem. |
| If she had studied more, she would have passed the exam. | Had she studied more, she would have passed the exam. |