MATURA ROZSZERZONA – Inversion

Name: ______________________________ Score: ____/33 = _____% Mark: _____

1. Choose the correct option.
1. Never before have I watched / I have watched such a boring film.
2. Rarely I hear / do I hear from prof. Osicki these days.
3. Not until I tried to pay did I realise / I realised I had no money in my account.
4. Never have we / Never we have had such a difficult test with Mr Hodura before.
5. No sooner the headmaster had opened / had the headmaster opened the door than everyone in
the class started shouting.
6. Hardly had we entered the room than / when we saw what had happened.
7. Only Barbara applied / did apply for a place on the course.
8. Little we knew / did we know how popular the exhibition would be.
9. My brother and I do enjoy / enjoys going to music festivals.
10. They had been confused / Had they been confused, I would have offered to help.
11. At no time they appeared / did they appear nervous to me.

2. Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
1. He didn’t know anything about their plan to hire somebody new.
Little ___________________________________________ to hire somebody new.
2. He only yesterday realised that he had left his wallet in the coffee shop.
Only yesterday _________________________________________ in the coffee shop.
3. The second I stopped worrying about her, she had an accident.
No sooner ____________________________________________________ she had an accident.
4. Please ask questions if you have any.
Should _____________________________________________, please ask.
5. If you’d helped me, I wouldn’t have failed.
Had ___________________________________________________ have passed.
6. It came as a complete surprise. I had no idea that she was going to break up with him.
At no time ________________________________________________ going to break up with him.
7. You are not allowed to call him while he is at work.
Under _________________________________________________________while he is at work.
8. We had just sat down when the coach drove off.
Scarcely _______________________________________, when the coach drove off.
9. I hardly ever go to the gym nowadays.
Seldom __________________________________________________ nowadays.
10. The thief took my laptop and my smartphone.
Not only __________________________________________________________ as well.
11. Dawid, not Kuba, decided to give the dog a new home.
It was ________________________________________________________ the dog a new home.

3. Translate the parts of the sentences.

1. Seldom ________________________________________ (wyjeżdżam za granicę) on holiday.
2. Not until later _________________________________________ (byłem pewien) his honesty.
3. Barely ______________________________ (wylądowaliśmy), when we were struck by the heat.
4. Had _______________________________________ (Gdybym wiedziała o wypadku), I would
have called immediately.
5. Only then _______________________________ (powiedziałam mu) that I was in love with him.
6. Only later ___________________________ (przypomniałem sobie) where I had seen her before.
7. At no time ___________________________ (poinformowano nas o) the changes to the schedule.
8. Under no circumstances __________________________ (nie wolno ci powiedzieć mu) the truth.
9. Hardly ____________________________ (skończyliśmy jeść) when they brought another dish.
10. Had they ______________________________ (Gdyby nie podjęli decyzji) to close the
business, I’d never have started my own company.
11. _______________________________________________________ (Dopiero kiedy było już
zbyt późno, przypomniałem sobie) that I should have taken the book back to the library.
KEY:
Ex.1.
1. have I watched
2. do I hear
3. did I realise
4. Never have we
5. had the headmaster opened
6. when
7. applied
8. did we know
9. do enjoy
10. Had they been
11. did they appear

Ex.2
1. did he know about their plans
2. did he realise that he had left his wallet
3. did I stop worrying about her than / had I stopped worrying
4. you have any questions
5. you helped me, I would
6. did I know that she was
7. no circumstances are you allowed to call him
8. had we sat down
9. did he take my laptop, but he took my smartphone
10. do I go to the gym
11. was Dawid, not Kuba, who decided to give

Ex.3.
1. do I go abroad
2. was I sure of
3. had we landed
4. Had I known about the accident
5. did I tell him
6. did I remember
7. can/must/are you allowed to tell him
8. were you informed about
9. had we finished eating
10. not made the decision
11. Only when it was too late did I remember