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Advanced inversions for speaking

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  • At no time were you ..................................................complete.
    ....................?............................
  • Never again will I/we.............................................complete.
    ...................?........................
  • Hardly ever did we/I ...................................................complete
    .......................?.............................
  • Seldom/rarely/never/have I............................................complete.
    ...................?...........................
  • Only when............................can you ................................complete.
    ....................?.................
  • Only then was I ...........................................complete.
    ...............?............................
  • What are inversions used for?
    Emphasis a negative phrase at the beginning of a sentence, subject and verb are normally reversed (formal)
  • Under no circumstances.....................................................complete.
    ......................?...............................
  • Not until ..................................did we.....................................complete.
    ...................?............................
  • On no account must you ..............................................................complete.
    ...................?..........................
  • Not since .........................have I .............................................complete.
    .....................?..........................
  • Little did they realise .......................................................complete.
    .........................?..............................
  • Not only did he/she................................but..........also ...................complete.
    .................?.............................