OMITTING IF (INVERSION) A)TYPE 1 If I go to İstanbul, I will visit the Topkapı Museum. Should I go to İstanbul, I will visit the Topkapı Museum. If you don't pay your bills in time, you may get into trouble. Should you not pay your bills in time, you may get in to trouble. B)TYPE 2 If I were you, I would forgive him. Were I you, I would forgive him.(I'd forgive him were I you)=>not common If Burcu saw me tomorrow, what would she do? Were Burcu to see me tomorrow, what would she do? I would miss the bus if I didn't leave now. Were I not to leave now, I would miss the bus. C)TYPE 3 If she had been more careful, he wouldn't have had an accident. Had he been more careful, he wouldn't have had an accident. If Merwe hadn't forgotten about the meeting, she would have gone there. Had Merwe not forgotten about the meeting, she would have gone there. NOTE : We cannot use the contraction form here. If I hadn't seen him ( = Had I not seen him ? ) (NOT Hadn't I seen him ) Conditionals Home Page