No sooner .. than … or hardly/scarcely/barely …when.. is used in the meaning of As soon as…but when the sentence starts with them, that part is used in “invention“ like the question form and in the past perfect tense.
Examples:
As soon as I entered the room, I noticed her.
No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed her.
Hardly had I entered the room when I noticed her.
As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him.
No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him .
Hardly had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
Rewrite using the words in brackets:
1.As soon as he went into the bank, one of the robbers attacked him.(No sooner…than..)
2.She fell asleep as soon as she lay down.(Hardly..when..)
3.As soon as he stepped into the bathroom, the cell phone rang.(No sooner …than..)
4.He read the reading passage first. Immediately after that he answered the questions.(Hardly…when…)
5.As soon as he saw her , he recognised her.(No sooner… than…)
Answers:
1.No sooner had he gone into the bank than one of teh robbers attacked him.
2.Hardly had she lain down when she fell asleep.
3.No sooner has she stepped into the bathroom than the cell phone rang.
4.Hardly had he read the reading passage when he answered the questions.
5.No sooner had he seen her than he recognised her.
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no sooner-than sentence carries the helping verb of the sentence and not 'had'.
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No sooner was the tea ready than we served it.
As soon as the thieves saw the police, they ran away.
No sooner did the thieves see the police than they ran away.
Hardly(scarcely) had the thieves seen the police when they ran away.
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