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INVERSION PAST PERFECT Adverb or

NEGATIVE ADVERBIAL PAST PERFECT ADJUNCT Dependent clause
SUBJECT (past participle) conjunction
(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
NO SOONER
PRONOUN DONE HOME their walk than it started to rain.
NEGATIVE AUX /MODAL/
ADVERBIAL 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 AUX.VERB/MODAL VERB

ADVERBIAL 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, NOUN OR
SHOULD STAY, TAKE, Under no circumstances are you to go out.
ON NO CONDITION, 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 he imagine how interesting it would be.
NOUN OR
LITTLE DID, DOES REALISE, Little did John realize how good that painting was.
PRONOUN
SUSPECT,etc Little did I know how enjoyable this training would be
ONLY THEN Only then did I understand what she meant
Ex: KNOW,
ONLY NOW DID, DO, DOES, NOUN OR Only now am I able to understand what happened.
UNDERSTAND,
ONLY LATER 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, 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, REALISE, HELP Nothing have I seen that could rival the pyramids.

EXAMPLE SENTENCES
ONLY AFTER INVERSION
ONLY BY 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 VERB SUBJECT Only if you study hard can you be successful.
CLAUSE OR Only in the USA have I seen such high buildings.
ONLY ONCE
PHRASE Only once I had talked to him did all make sense.
ONLY WHEN
AUXILIARY Only when we'd all arrived home did I feel calm.
NOUN OR
VERB/MODAL VERB
NOT BEFORE PRONOUN Not before looking at it closely did I know what it was
OR VERB BE
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
NOUN OR Ex:HAVE KNOWN,
SHOULD
PRONOUN HAVE, NEED, ETC
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AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT VERB (P PARTICIPLE) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

HAD NOUN OR Ex:KNOWN, SEEN,
Had I known it would be so easy, I would have done it ages ago.
3RD CONDITIONAL PRONOUN HELPED,ETC

AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT VERB (to infinitive) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

Ex:TO DO ,
NOUN OR
WERE
PRONOUN
TO FIND OUT, Were I you, I think I would study more for your exam tomorrow.
TO SEE, ETC

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