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C1 Inversion II

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  • I will never go there again under any circumstances! Under ____
    Under no circumstances will I ever go there again!
  • We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months. Only _________ begin to see symptoms of the disease.
    Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease.
  • Transform into Inverted Conditional: If I'd known you were coming, I'd have put some make up on.
    Had I known you were coming...
  • I put forward the proposal and it was accepted immediately. No sooner ______ (7 words) it was accepted
    No sooner had I put forward the proposal than
  • I knew almost nothing about what they were plotting until I saw them together. Little _______
    Little did I know what they were plotting ....
  • The children should absolutely not go on their own.  On ___________ the children go on their own.
    On no account should the children go on their own.
  • I didn't start drinking coffee until I was 20. Not _____ I start drinking coffee.
    Not until I was 20 did I start drinking coffee
  • I have never been so excited to play this game!
    Never have I been so excited to play this game!
  • Complete with inverted conditional: ________ hungry, just call room service, and order a meal.
    Should you feel /be / become
  • She only called me once to see if I was okay!
    Only once did she call me to see if I was okay!
  • Transform into Inverted Conditional: If you should go to the shops, could you get me some milk.
    Should you go to the shops....
  • Complete with inverted conditional: ______ (go) to the doctor immediately, your daughter would not be so ill.
    Had you gone / Were you to have gone
  • I was just beginning to apologise and the door closed! Hardly ______the door closed.
    Hardly had I begun to apologize when the door closed.
  • I NEVER revealed any of her secrets during our friendship. DID. At ________ any of her secrets during our friendship.
    At no time did I reveal any...
  • You don't stop to think about your future for one minute! DO. Not _______ stop to think about your future.
    Not for one minute do you stop to think about your future.
  • She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
    Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
  • He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang. DID. Not _______ finish his work.
    Not until the bell rang did he finish his work.
  • This was the first time John had ever been to such a fantastic restaurant. BEEN
    Never had John been to such a fantastic restaurant.
  • Transform into Inverted Conditional: If the government raised interest rates, they would lose the election.
    Were the government to raise interest rates...
  • Is this inversion appropriate style-wise? Should you like a sweet darling, please look in the cupboard.
    No, it's too formal in a domestic situation
  • We would only understand what had happened that night later on. Only ______ what happened that night.
    Only later (on) would we understand what had happened that night.
  • I hardly ever leave the house so early. ______  _____  _____ leave my house so early.
    Seldom/Rarely do I leave the house so early.
  • Transform into Inverted Conditional: I'd be able to play basketball if I were taller.
    Were I taller, I'd be able to play basketball.
  • There is no way she will help you with that!
    No way will she help you with that!
  • They broke the law as well as putting  themselves in unecessary danger.   Not _______ , but they also put themselves in unnecessary danger.
    Not only did they break the law, but they also put themselves in unnecessary danger.
  • The accountant was sacked as soon as his deception was uncovered. BEEN. No _______ (5) uncovered ___ (1) the accountant was sacked.
    No sooner had his deception been uncovered than the accountant was sacked.
  • Complete: Had ______ harder, I would probably have passed all my exams.
    I studied
  • The moment I entered ny house, my boss called me back into work. Barely ____ my boss called me back to work.
    Barely had I entered my house when my boss called me back to work.
  • Transform into Inverted Conditional: If you made an effort, you'd get higher marks.
    Were you to make an effort, you'd get higher marks.
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