Point 85 in the category of PAST is defined as: invert the subject and affirmative auxiliary verb to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret, in formal…
Point 85 in the category of PAST is defined as: invert the subject and affirmative auxiliary verb to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret, in formal…
Point 83 in PAST is defined as: 'NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO' the inverted form of the past simple with auxiliary 'do' *Note that any type of inversion with 'not…
Point 19 in CONJUNCTIONS/coordinating is defined as: inverted auxiliary 'do' + the subject after 'not only', to give focus. For example: It's kind of like the dirty, little secret of…
Point 66 in FUTURE: INVERSION present simple with 'only when' (followed by 'will' and inverted subject) to refer to the future. A search on Google News: The Irish Times…
Point 129 in CLAUSES/coordinated is defined as: combine a negative clause with an inverted clause with 'nor', to give focus. Point 25 in CONJUNCTIONS/coordinating is defined as: 'Neither' or 'Nor'…
Point 126 CLAUSES/subordinated is defined as: 'Were' + pronoun + 'to' infinitive to introduce a condition, in formal contexts. Point 127 CLAUSES/conditional is defined as 'were' with an inverted subject…
Point 120 in the category of CLAUSES/conditional is defined as: inverted 'should', + 'would' in the main clause to talk about possible future outcomes, in polite or formal contexts. Example:…
Point 66 in ADVERBS/position is defined as: 'HARDLY' in front position followed by an inverted subject and verb, to give focus. Point 88 in PAST/perfect simple is defined as: invert…
Point 13 in REPORTED SPEECH (DIRECT SPEECH) is defined as: Report speech directly inverting the subject and verb in the reporting clause where the subject is a proper noun or…
Point 68 in PAST is defined as: past perfect simple, invert the subject and auxiliary verb after 'never (before)' to talk about a unique event, often in formal contexts. This…