Conditional inversion without 'if' places 'were' at the beginning: 'Were I in your shoes...'
La inversión condicional sin 'if' coloca 'were' al principio: 'Were I in your shoes...'.
| Task | Choose the sentence with the right word order |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | I would tell him everything, were in your shoes I. |
| b | I were in your shoes, I would tell him everything. |
| c | Were I in your shoes, I would tell him everything. |
| d | I would tell him everything, I were in your shoes. |
| comment | When we invert the conditional sentence and omit 'if' we place 'should, were, had' in the first place: [should / were / had + subject + object] + [result clause] |
| topic | word order |
| level | 2 |
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