Completing Sentence for SSC and HSC Examination (No sooner had/ Scarcely had/ Barely had/ Hardly had )

No sooner had + past perfect + than + past simple.

Scarcely had + past perfect + when/before + past simple.

Barely had + past perfect + when/before + past simple. (Before is rarely used )

Hardly had + past perfect + when/before + past simple.

1. No sooner had he reached the school ——-

2. No sooner had we left the house ————

3. No sooner had she said it ———————

4. Hardly had I done my exercise ————–

5. Scarcely had I reached the station ———-

6. Barely had they won the match ————-

7. Scarcely had I reached the station ———-

8. Scarcely had the assembly begun ———–

9. Scarcely had we reached the station ——–

10. No sooner had the police come ————

11. No sooner had I reached the station ——-

12. Hardly had they reached home ————

13. No sooner had he come ———————

14. No sooner had the teacher entered the room —-

15. Hardly had they reached home ————-

1.      than the bell rang.

2.      than it begun to rain.

3.      than she burst into tears.

4.      when Nila came to see me.

5.      when the train left.

6.      when the coach had a heart attack.

7.      when it began to rain.

8.      The students stood up.

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