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INVERSION PAST PERFECT Adverb or

NEGATIVE ADVERBIAL PAST PERFECT (past participle)
ADJUNCT
conjunction
Example sentences
SUBJECT
(simple past)
NOUN OR Example: Ex: Hardly/Scarcely/Barely had I got into
HARDLY / SCARCELY/ BARELY
PRONOUN ARRIVED HOME bed when the telephone rang.
NOUN OR Example: Ex: No sooner had they started
PRONOUN DONE HOME their walk than it started to rain.
NEGATIVE
ADVERBIAL
AUX /MODAL/
VERB BE
SUBJECT VERB EXAMPLE SENTENCES
NOT ONLY DO, DOES, DID, Examples: WANT, Not only is the car economical, l but it also feels good to drive.
NOT OFTEN WILL, SHOULD, NOUN OR ARRIVE, SAY, Not often does Jack attend parties.
NOT ALWAYS MUST, MAY, ARE, PRONOUN TRY TO, NEED Not always did we know who was “right”.
NOT ONCE WAS, WERE, ETC TO, ETC Not once did I say he didn't deserve to win.

NEGATIVE VERB
ADVERBIAL
AUX.VERB/MODAL
VERB OR VERB BE
SUBJECT
(Inf/ P.Participle)
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
HAVE , HAD, HAS, NOUN OR Ex: SEEN/DONE/ Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.
NEVER (BEFORE)
DID PRONOUN UNDERSTAND Never (before) have I met such an interesting person.
RARELY, Ex: WANT, Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.
DO,AM, DOES, DID,
SELDOM, NOUN OR NEED TO, Rarely do we get to see the people who control the news.
WILL, ARE, WAS,
HARDLY EVER, PRONOUN ARRIVE, SAY, Seldom do we see such an amazing display of dance.
WERE, ETC
TRY TO, ETC Hardly ever did she go on holiday.
On no account should you do anything without asking me first.
ON NO ACCOUNT,
Ex: ARRIVE, DO, Under no circumstances can this door be kept open.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, SHOULD, CAN, NOUN OR
STAY, TAKE, Under no circumstances are you to go out.
ON NO CONDITION, ARE, MUST PRONOUN
ETC On no condition should untrained personnel use this device.
AT NO TIME
At no time should you endanger yourself or others.
Ex: KNOW, Little did John realize how good that painting was.
NOUN OR
LITTLE DID, DO, DOES REALISE, Little did I know how enjoyable this training would be.
PRONOUN
SUSPECT,etc Little does he know that he's heading into a trap.
ONLY THEN Only then did I understand what she meant
Ex: KNOW,
ONLY NOW AM, DID, DO, NOUN OR Only now am I able to understand what happened.
UNDERSTAND,
ONLY LATER DOES, HAS, HAVE PRONOUN Only later did she really think about the situation.
REALISE
ONLY ONCE Only once did I go to the opera when I was in Italy.
In no way do I agree with what you're saying.
CAN, COULD , DID, Ex: WANT,
NOUN OR In no way will I agree to sharing an office with Ben.
IN NO WAY DO, DOES, HAS, UNDERSTAND,
PRONOUN In no way did the report blame her for the accident.
HAVE, WERE,WILL REALISE, HELP
In no way did he imply she was lazy.
CAN, COULD , DID, Ex: WANT, Nowhere have I ever had such bad service.
NOWHERE NOUN OR
DO, DOES, HAS, UNDERSTAND, Nowhere will you find a better place to relax.
NOTHING PRONOUN
HAVE, WERE,WILL REALISE, HELP Nothing have I seen that could rival the pyramids.

ONLY AFTER INVERSION EXAMPLE SENTENCES

ONLY BY SUBJECT
VERB Only after I'd seen her did I understand her problem.
ONLY IF Only by working extremely hard could we afford to eat.
ONLY IN Only if you study hard can you be successful.
CLAUSE OR Only in the USA have I seen such high buildings.
ONLY ONCE
PHRASE AUXILIARY Only once I had talked to him did all make sense.
ONLY WHEN NOUN OR
VERB/MODAL VERB Only when we'd all arrived home did I feel calm.
PRONOUN
NOT BEFORE OR VERB BE Not before looking at it closely did I know what it was
NOT UNTIL Not until I saw John did I really believe he was safe.
NOT SINCE Not since I was child have I had such a great time.

INVERSION VERB
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT (bare infinitive)
SHOULD - 1st CONDITIONAL NORMAL INVERTED
NOUN OR Ex:HAVE, NEED,
No contraction: ✗ shouldn’t you
PRONOUN GO,FIND, ETC. If you need more information... Should you need more information...
✓ should you not

AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT VERB (to infinitive) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

WERE - 2 CONDITIONAL
nd
Ex:TO DO , NORMAL INVERTED
No contraction: ✗ weren’t I to NOUN OR TO FIND OUT,
✓ were I not to If I were you, I would ... Were I you, I would ...
PRONOUN TO SEE, ETC.
Past Subjunctive : If I were you If he were to find out that they ... Were he to find out that they...

AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT VERB (P PARTICIPLE) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

HAD - 3rd CONDITIONAL NORMAL INVERTED
NOUN OR Ex:KNOWN, SEEN,
No contraction: If I had known that sooner , I would ... Had I known that sooner, I would ...
PRONOUN HELPED,ETC.
✗ hadn’t you / ✓ had you not If you had not been late, you... Had you not been late, you ...

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