1. The local rep will tell you what you have to do when you arrive. You will be told what you have to do / instructed by the local rep when you arrive. 2. We missed the beginning of the match, because there was a traffic jam on the way to the stadium. If there had not been the traffic jam on the way to the stadium, we wouldn´t have missed the beginning of the match. 3. Perhaps he offended her when they worked for the same company. He might have offended her when they worked for the same company. She might have got/been offened (by him) when they worked for the same company. 4. “Who does the dog belong to?” asked the policeman. The policeman asked who the dog belonged to. 5. The only books she reads are textbooks. She doesn´t read any books apart from / except (for) textbooks. 6. “Where will she stay when she arrives in Chicago?“ said Roger. Roger asked where she would stay when she arrives / after arriving in Chicago. 7. He will never permit anyone to use his car. Nobody will (ever) be permitted/allowed to use his car. 8. It´s possible that she forgot to invite them. She might/may/could have forgotten to invite them. 9. We´re very pleased that we are going to take part in the competition. We´re looking forward to taking part in the competition / forward to the competition. 10. You didn´t listen properly and that is why you made too many mistakes. Had you listened better/properly, you wouldn´t have made so many mistakes. If you had listened better/properly, you wouldn´t have made so many mistakes. 11. It was not necessary for the company to replace the old equipment. (use a modal verb) The company needn’t have replaced the old equipment. 12. You were too pushy and that is why they did not sign the contract. If you hadn’t been so pushy, they would have signed the contract. 13. I am sure the consignment was damaged in transit. (use a modal verb) The consignment must have been damaged in transit. 14. We refuse to sign the contract if it is not checked by a lawyer. Unless the contract is signed by a lawyer, we refuse to sign it. 15. “How much did you pay for advertising the job slots?” he asked them. He wondered how much (money) they had paid for advertising the job slots. 16. It is possible for the department to lay off some workers. (use a modal verb) Some workers may / might/ could be laid off by the department. 17. The product is of inferior quality and we will have to withdraw it from the market. If the product was not of inferior quality, we would not have to withdraw it from the market. 18. “Which basic market forces do you know?”, the teacher asked the students. The teacher asked the students which basic market forces they knew. Inversion 1. I had never seen so many high-flying managers in one room. Never had I seen so many high-flying managers in one room. 2. He is very good-looking and also very intelligent. Not only is he very good-looking, but he is also very inteligent. 3. I put the phone down and it rang again immediately. No sooner had I put the phone down than it rang (again). 4. I remembered I had met him before only when I saw him. Not until I saw him did I remember we had met before. 5. Call-centre work is repetitive and it´s stressful too. Not only is call-centre work repetitive, (but) it´s also stressful. 6. The company increased salaries and created recreational facilities for staff. Not only did the company increase salaries, (but) it also created recreational facilities for staff. 7. Paul worked in IT for two years before realising he wasn´t cut out for the job. Only when he had worked in IT for two years did Paul realize he wasn´t cut out for the job. 8. I had never found a job so rewarding until I started working for myself. Never had I found a job so rewarding until I started working for myself. 9. He had just started interviewing candidates for the new job vacancies when three more people handed in their notice. Hardly had he started interviewing candidates for the new job vacancies when three more people handed in their notice. 10. She will never accept a cut in salary. On no account will she (ever) accept a cut in salary. Inversion in conditionals (pozn. U kondicionálů je inverzi možno provést jen u kondicionálu 3, u kondicionálu 2 je inverze možná pouze u slovesa „to be“, u plnovýznamových sloves si pomáháme zavedením slovesa should – omlouvám se za mystifikaci na hodině, kdy jsem uvedla, že inverze je možná i druhého kondicionálu bez použití should) 11. If had seen the advertisement, I would buy the car. Had I seen the advertisement, I would buy the car. 12. If you were my daughter, I would never let you go on holiday with such a guy. Were you my daughter, I would never let you go on holiday with such a guy. 13. If you need my advice, you can always phone me. Should you need my advice, you can always phone me. 14. If we needed more time, would that be a problem? Should we need more time, would that be a problem? 15. If we were to need more time, would that be a problem? Were we to need more time, would that be a problem?