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Hardly Scarcely WhenSet 1

1No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

2As soon as I came in, a bomb blew out.

3Scarcely had they finished their meal .....

4I got off the bus. It crashed into the back of a car.

5..... I started talking ..... they interrupted me.

6She had just begun to read the book. She fell asleep.

7Hardly had she seen me when she ran to welcome.

8Hardly (A) the train had arrived (B) when the passengers (C) rushed onto the platform (D).

9Hardly ..... I ..... home when the phone rang.

10Fill in the blank: Hardly had they finished the presentation ..... they were asked to revise it.

11Hardly had the plane landed ..... the passengers started applauding.

12Which option completes the sentence correctly? ' ..... had she arrived home than she realized that she had left her wallet at the office.'

13Hardly had we settle down in our seats ..... the lights went out.

14Scarcely had the man left when the bomb exploded.

15..... had stepped inside the hall ..... the film began.

16The concert had just started. It began to rain heavily.

17Transform the sentence using "Scarcely/Barely/Hardly ..... When": "The train left the station, and the passengers arrived."

18Hardly ..... I sat down when the phone rang.

19The villagers had to work hard in fields all day and could hardly ..... ends meet.

20Hardly had the train left the station ..... the passengers realized their mistake.

21Bellicose intentions are a rare thing on this land.

22..... had I entered my house ..... I got an urgent call and had to rush back.

23Hardly (A) had the class started (B) when (C) the lights went out (D).

24A: Hardly had we got in than the phone rang. B: Hardly had we got in that the phone rang.

25..... had Rina finished her homework when the electricity went out.

26I had ..... walked in the door ..... I got an urgent call and had to run right back out again.

27Hardly had I solved one problem ..... another arose.

28I had ..... finished my dinner ..... my friend knocked on the door.

29..... had I set off when I got a flat tire.