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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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