NEGATIVE
ADVERBIAL
HARDLY
/
SCARCELY/
BARELY
NO
SOONER
NEGATIVE
ADVERBIAL
NOT
ONLY
NOT
OFTEN
NOT
ALWAYS
NOT
ONCE
NEGATIVE
ADVERBIAL
NEVER
(BEFORE)
RARELY,
SELDOM.
HARDLY
EVER,
ON
NO
ACCOUNT,
UNDER
NO
CIRCUMSTANCES,
ON
NO
CONDITION,
AT
NO
TIME
LITTLE
ONLY
THEN
ONLY
NOW
ONLY
LATER
ONLY
ONCE
IN
NO
WAY
NOWHERE
NOTHING
ONLY
AFTER
ONLY
BY
ONLY
IF
ONLY
IN
ONLY
ONCE
ONLY
WHEN
NOT
BEFORE
NOT
UNTIL
NOT
SINCE
INVERSION
AUXILIARY
VERB
SHOULD
-
1
st
CONDITIONAL
×
shouldn't
you
No
contraction
V
should
you
not
AUXILIARY
VERB
WERE
-
2
ad
CONDITIONAL
No
contraction
x
weren't
I
to
fv
were
I
not
to
Past
Subjunctive
:
If
I
were
you
AUXILIARY
VERB
HAD
-3
id
CONDITIONAL
No
contraction
X
hadn't
you
/
/
had
you
not
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INVERSION
PAST
PERFECT
SUBJECT
PAST
PERFECT
Adverb
or
Dependent
clause
ADJUNCT
(past
participle)
conjunction
(simple
past)
HAD
HAD
AUX/MODAL/
VERB
BE
DO,
DOES,
DID,
WILL,
SHOULD,
MUST,
MAY,
ARE,
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
SUBJECT
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Example
sentences
Example:
Ex:
WHEN
Hardly/Scarcely/Barely
had
I
got
into
ARRIVED
HOME
bed
when
the
telephone
rang.
Example:
Ex:
DONE
HOME
THAN
No
sooner
had
they
started
their
walk
than
it
started
to
rain
VERB
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES
WAS,
WERE,
ETC
Examples:
WANT,
Not
only
is
the
car
economical,
but
it
also
feels
good
to
drive,
ARRIVE,
SAY,
Not
often
does
Jack
attend
parties.
TRY
TO,
NEED
Not
alwavs
did
we
know
who
was
"right"
TO.
ETC
Not
once
did
sav
he
didn't
deserve
to
win.
AUX.VERB/MODAL
VERB
OR
VERB
BE
SUBJECT
VERB
(Inf/P.Participle)
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES
HAVE,
HAD,
HAS,
DID
DO,AM,
DOES,
DID,
WILL,
ARE,
WAS,
WERE,
ETC
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Ex:
SEEN/DONE/
Never
had
she
seen
such
a
beautiful
sight
before.
UNDERSTAND
Never
(before)
have
I
met
such
an
interesting
person.
Ex:
WANT,
Rarely
will
you
hear
such
beautiful
music.
NEED
TO,
Rarely
do
we
get
to
see
the
people
who
control
the
news.
ARRIVE,
SAY,
Seldom
do
we
see
such
an
amazing
display
of
dance.
TRY
TO,
ETC
Hardly
ever
did
she
go
on
holiday.
SHOULD
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
DID,
DOES
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Ex:
ARRIVE,
DO,
STAY.
TAK E.
ETC
Ex:
KNOW.
REALISE,
SUSPECT,etc
On
no
account
should
you
do
anything
without
asking
me
first.
Under
no
circumstances
can
this
door
be
kept
open.
Under
no
circumstances
are
you
to
go
out.
On
no
condition
should
untrained
personnel
use
this
device.
At
no
time
should
you
endanger
yourself
or
others.
Little
did
he
imagine
how
interesting
it
would
be.
Little
did
John
realize
how
good
that
painting
was
Little
did
I
know
how
enjoyable
this
training
would
be
DID,
DO,
DOES,
HAS,
HAVE
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Ex:
KNOW,
UNDERSTAND,
REALISE
CAN,
COULD,
DID,
DO,
DOES,
HAS,
HAVE,
WERE,
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Ex:
WANT,
UNDERSTAND,
REALISE,
HELP
Only
then
did
I
understand
what
she
meant
Only
now
am
I
able
to
understand
what
happened.
Only
later
did
she
really
think
about
the
situation.
Only
once
did
I
go
to
the
opera
when
I
was
in
Italy.
In
no
way
do
I
agree
with
what
you're
saying.
In
no
way
will
I
agree
to
sharing
an
office
with
Ben.
In
no
way
did
the
report
blame
her
for
the
accident
In
no
way
did
he
imply
she
was
lazy.
CAN,
COULD,
DID,
DO,
DOES,
HAS,
HAVE,
WERE,
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
E
x
:
W
A
N
T
，
UNDERSTAND,
REALISE,
HELP
Nowhere
have
I
ever
had
such
bad
service.
Nowhere
will
you
find
a
better
place
to
relax.
Nothing
have
I
seen
that
could
rival
the
pyramids.
INVERSION
IN
THE
SECOND
PART
OF
THE
SENTENCE
EXAMPLE
SENTENCES
INVERSION
CLAUSE
OR
PHRASE
Only
after
I'd
seen
her
did
|
understand
her
problem.
VERB
SUBJECT
Only
by
working
extremely
hard
could
we
afford
to
eat.
Only
if
you
study
hard
can
you
be
successful.
Only
in
the
USA
have
I
seen
such
high
buildings.
on
v
once
had
talked
to
him
ad
al
make
sense
AUXILIARY
NOUN
OR
Only
when
we'd
all
arrived
home
did
I
feel
calm.
VERB/MODAL
VERB
PRONOUN
Not
before
looking
at
it
closely
did
I
know
what
it
was
OR
VERB
BE
Not
until
I
saw
John
did
I
really
believe
he
was
safe.
Not
since
I
was
child
have
I
had
such
a
great
time.
INVERSION
IN
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCES
VERB
(bare
infinitive)
EXAMPLE
SENTENCE
SUBJECT
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Ex:HAVE.
NEED,
GO.FIND,
ETC.
NORMAL
INVERTED
If
you
need
more
information.
Should
vou
need
more
information
SUBJECT
VERB
(to
infinitive)
EXAMPLE
SENTENCE
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
Ex:TO
DO.
NORMAL
TO
FIND
OUT,
If
I
were
you,
I
Would
..
TO
SEE,
ETC
If
he
were
to
find
out
that
thev.
INVERTED
were
I
vou,
I
Would
.
Were
ne
to
find
out
thatthev.
SUBJECT
VERB
(P
PARTICIPLE)
EXAMPLE
SENTENCE
NOUN
OR
PRONOUN
NORMAL
INVERTED
Ex:KNOWN,
SEEN,
HELPED,ETC
If
I
had
known
that
sooner,
I
would
Had
I
known
that
sooner,
I
would
.
...
If
you
had
not
been
late,
you...
Had
vou
not
been
late,
vou
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