Ejercicio 4 · Inversiones: cuando el auxiliar se pone delante

Inversiones: cuando el auxiliar se pone delante

Completa con una sola palabra. Todas las frases llevan inversion.

1. Never ___ I seen such a mess in my life.have. Con never al principio, el auxiliar del present perfect va delante del sujeto.
2. Not only ___ he arrive late, he also forgot the tickets.did. Con not only se necesita auxiliar aunque la frase original no lo llevara.
3. Hardly ___ we sat down when the phone rang.had. Hardly … when va con past perfect.
4. Rarely ___ she complain about anything.does. Present simple en tercera persona: el auxiliar es does.
5. No sooner ___ the film started than the lights went out.had. No sooner … than, siempre con past perfect.
6. Only after the exam ___ I able to relax.was. Aquí el verbo es be, así que es el propio was el que se adelanta.
7. Little ___ they know what was waiting for them.did. Little did I know es una fórmula muy frecuente en narracion.
8. Should you ___ (need) any help, just call me.need. Should you need equivale a If you need, en registro formal.
9. ___ I you, I would say nothing at all.Were. Were I you es la version formal de If I were you.
10. Not until midnight ___ he phone his parents.did. Past simple: el auxiliar es did y el verbo se queda en infinitivo.
11. Seldom ___ we get the chance to see them together.do. Present simple con we.
12. Only then ___ I understand what she had meant.did. Only then obliga a invertir igual que only after.