Inversion I
Inversion II
CAE
Reported speech
100

Don't ever open this door.
account
... should you open this door.

on no account

100

I didn't realise that she would suffer in the first place.

DID

Little ... would suffer in the first place.

DID I REALISE WHAT SHE

100

Leonard demands that the project should be finished now.

INSISTENT

Leonard ... the project. 

IS INSISTENT ON FINISHING/'S INSISTENT ON FINISHING

100

'I wish I'd had the chance to visit Moscow', Teresa said.

NOT

Teresa regretted ... the chance to visit Moscow. 

NOT HAVING HAD/THAT HE HAD NOT HAD

200

No matter what happens, they will never make a deal with that company.

EVER

Under ... make a deal with that company. 

NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THEY EVER

200

She had only just entered the house when the telephone rang.

SOONER

No ... the house than the telephone rang. 

SOONER HAD SHE ENTERED

200

If Megan hadn't refused to work overtime, she would have got a promotion.

FOR

Had ... to work overtime, she would have got a promotion. 

IT NOT BEEN FOR SUE'S REFUSAL

200

George said that he had not seen today's newspaper.

HAVING

George ...today's newspaper. 

DENIED HAVING SEEN

300

Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.
sooner
No ... home than the phone rang.

sooner had Bess arrived 

300

It was only when I stopped the car that I realised something was wrong.

DID

Only ... I realise that something was wrong. 

WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR DID/AFTER I STOPPED THE CAR DID

300

"The manager broke the computer", Tina said.
it
Tina said ... the computer.

it was the manager who broke

300

"You really must stay for dessert," Kate's brother said to him.
staying
Kate's brother ... for dessert.

insisted on him staying

400

The mayor revealed everything about the old scandal after he left office.
did
Only after leaving office ... everything about the old scandal.

did the mayor reveal

400

I am not responsible for this project any longer.

UNDER

No ... my control. 

LONGER is THE project UNDER

400

John said he almost never went out on a Wednesday night.
rarely
" ... out on a Wednesday night," John said.

rarely do I go

400

"I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara.
objected
Barbara ... the assistant said about her.

objected to what

500

Things went wrong at once after his resignation.

HAD

Hardly ... things went wrong. 

HAD HE RESIGNED WHEN/HAD HE RESIGNED BEFORE

500

You must never leave the workplace without letting the team leader know.

ACCOUNT

On ... leave the workplace without letting the team leader know. 

NO ACCOUNT MUST (SHOULD, MAY) YOU

500

"You might have to drive a lot in this job," Greg said to Kathy.
involve
Greg told Kathy that the job ... of driving.

might involve a lot

500

"You played your music too loud last night," Jan said to Ben angrily.
accused
Jan ... his music too loud the previous night.

accused Ben of playing

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