EN · Patterns

Hardly + Had + Subject + Past Participle + When + Clause

This set contains 9 annotated sentences.

Dataset version: enGram 3.3

Hardly HrPasthad Sshe v2Pastarrived when Sthe meeting VPaststarted.

Explanation

Hardly had she arrived when the meeting started.

Hardly HrPasthad Sthey v2Pastfinished the report when S*a new task st*Pastwas pSassigned.

Explanation

Hardly had they finished the report when a new task was assigned.

Patternsa new task

Hardly HrPasthad She v2Pastsat down when Sthe phone VPastrang.

Explanation

Hardly had he sat down when the phone rang.

Patternssit — sat — sat^ring — rang — rung

Hardly HrPasthad Swe v2Pastcompleted the task when S*the deadline st*Pastwas pSextended.

Explanation

Hardly had we completed the task when the deadline was extended.

Hardly HrPasthad Sshe v2Pastsent the email when Sshe VPastreceived a reply.

Explanation

Hardly had she sent the email when she received a reply.

Patternssend — sent — sent

Hardly HrPasthad Sthey v2Pastlaunched the product when Scustomers VPaststarted pAordering.

Explanation

Hardly had they launched the product when customers started ordering.

Hardly HrPasthad She v2Pastproposed the idea when S*it st*Pastwas pSapproved.

Explanation

Hardly had he proposed the idea when it was approved.

Hardly HrPasthad Swe v2Pastmade the decision when Snew information VPastcame in.

Explanation

Hardly had we made the decision when new information came in.

Patternsmake — made — made^come — came — come

Hardly HrPasthad Sshe v2Pastleft the office when Sshe VPastremembered her keys.

Explanation

Hardly had she left the office when she remembered her keys.

Patternsleave — left — left