Inverted conditionals + would — The Voice That Rewrote Rock
Grammar: Past tenses and would for hypothetical / unreal situations
Free ESL grammar exercise on inverted conditionals + would themed around the voice that rewrote rock. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 5 (advanced) ESL grammar exercise on society, practising past tenses and would for hypothetical / unreal situations. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
What would popular music look like today had Mercury not pushed the boundaries of what a rock song could be? Had any other singer taken that slot, the night would have been memorable.
Grammar
- Had + past participle
- Formal inversion replaces if + past perfect. Had he known the label's concerns, he might have acted differently.
- Were + subject + to
- Formal hypothetical present. Were you to hear the original demo, you would understand the ambition behind it.
Sample items
- ______ Mercury not been trained in classical piano, his harmonic range would have been narrower.
- ______ you to attend a Queen concert in 1985, you would have witnessed something extraordinary.
- Had the label trusted the band, they ______ (avoid) a very public embarrassment.
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