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VERB INVERSION (inverso do verbo)

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EXEMPLOS

Como forma enftica em fases que comeam com alguns advrbios ou expresses adverbiais: Hardly( dificilmente); scarcely(dificilmente) ; seldom( raramente); rarely Quando o verbo est no presente a inverso faz-se com do+sujeito+verbo. Quando o verbo est no passado a inverso faz-se com did+sujeito+verbo. Os verbos be, have, will, would, can, may, should e outros modal verbs fazem a inverso semdo/did.

Rarely do they speak English.

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Only by chance does he come on time.

No sooner was a new legislation implemented, than fell drastically

the unemployment rate

Never in his life will he make such a good profit.

Only after learning it could I teach local workmen how to restore those old precious houses.

Seldom does she visit her old friends.

Rarely can we speak English.

Exercises

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Exercise A - Follow the example and rewrite the following sentences starting as indicated

below.

Example: They hardly take their opinions into consideration.

Hardly do they take their opinions into consideration.

1. He seldom writes to his family

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Seldom .....................................

2. He has rarely visited us

Rarely ................................

3. He hardly understands

what she says.

Hardly ......................

4. They made the law effective only in this way.

Only

in this way ....

5. I haven't seen anything like that before.

Never before ...

6. I could hardly believe it.

Hardly ...

7. He hardly knew what to do about it.

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Hardly ......

8. He didn't speak to me even once.

Not even once .....

9. The protests against globalisation were nowhere stronger than in London.

Nowhere ....

10. Retired people seldom protest or demonstrate.

Seldom ....

11. I have rarely seen her these days.

Rarely ...

12. As soon as the production rises the living conditions improve.

No sooner ...

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13. My parents have never been out of Portugal

Never before

14. Fred jumped over the garden wall as soon as he saw the policeman.

No sooner

15. As soon as Sophie arrived at the office she saw Guys message inviting her for dinner.

No sooner

16. They rarely go out in the evening.

Rarely

17. I have never seen such a courageous woman.

Never

18. I have never worked so much before.

Never before

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19. I only knew what I had got myself into by chance.

Only by chance

20. I know little

what was about to happen.

Little

21. He can hardly express his feelings in words.

Hardly

22. I wont have a holiday until Summer.

Not until

23. You rarely face such a difficult situation.

Rarely

24. I had hardly got home when I remembered her message.

Hardly

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