| Element | FORM/USE: INVERSION, IMAGINED PAST |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | PAST |
| SubCat | past perfect simple |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | C1 |
| Cando | Can invert the subject and affirmative auxiliary verb to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret, in formal contexts. |
| Corrected Learner Example | Had I known the tour would be so bad, I wouldn't have booked it. (France; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1998; French; Pass) Had they been new people, travellers from other countries, I could have taken it, but all the customers were English! (Portugal; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) Sometimes I think that had I gone to Britain without this experience, my life would have been different. (Czech Republic; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2006; Czech; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | |
| Comments | N/A |
