Ejercicios de inversión en inglés con soluciones (inglés 2.º Bachillerato) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Elige la forma correcta ★★★

Elige la opción correcta.

1. Never (have I / I have / did I) seen such a huge queue.
2. Rarely (does / do / is) Ximena arrive late.
3. Not only (she did / did she / she has) win, but she also scored.
4. Hardly (had / have / did) we left when the alarm rang.
5. Seldom (we see / do we see / we do see) snow in Seville.
6. Only then (I understood / did I understand / understood I) the problem.

Ejercicio 2. Completa con el auxiliar ★★★

Completa con el auxiliar adecuado.

1. Never _____ Joaquín been so happy.
2. Little _____ they know about the storm.
3. Rarely _____ the bus come on time in my street.
4. No sooner _____ she sat down than the lesson began.
5. Not only _____ they win, but they also scored five goals.
6. Seldom _____ it rain in Almería in May.

Ejercicio 3. Ordena las palabras ★★★

Ordena las palabras para formar una frase con inversión.

1. never / I / have / eaten / such / spicy / food
2. not only / was / the film / long / but it was also boring
3. had / hardly / the match / started / when it rained
4. do / rarely / we / go / abroad
5. will / under no circumstances / I / lend / my laptop
6. did / only then / realise / Lucía / her mistake

Ejercicio 4. Elige when o than ★★★

Completa con when o than.

1. No sooner had the bell rung _____ the students ran out.
2. Hardly had we arrived _____ it started to pour.
3. Scarcely had she opened the door _____ the dog jumped on her.
4. No sooner had Mateo posted the photo _____ he got fifty likes.
5. Hardly had the concert begun _____ everybody stood up.
6. No sooner had the bus left _____ Valentina arrived.

Ejercicio 5. Corrige el error ★★★

Cada frase tiene un error. Escribe la frase correcta.

1. Never I have visited Dublin.
2. Rarely does he goes to bed early.
3. No sooner had she left when it snowed.
4. Not only Lucía sang, but she also danced.
5. Hardly had we sat down than the lights went out.
6. Only then I realised the door was open.

Ejercicio 6. Conjuga con inversión ★★★

Escribe el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma correcta, con inversión.

1. Seldom _____ (we / eat) out on weekdays.
2. Never _____ (Santiago / see) such a big wave before.
3. Little _____ (Ximena / suspect) that her friends were planning a party.
4. Rarely _____ (it / be) so hot in Bilbao in April.
5. No sooner _____ (the team / score) than the crowd cheered.
6. Not only _____ (I / forget) my keys, but I also lost my phone.

Ejercicio 7. Reescribe con never ★★★

Reescribe la frase empezando por Never o Seldom, como se indica.

1. I have never heard such a loud noise.
2. She had never felt so proud.
3. We have never been to Cork.
4. He never goes to bed late.
5. They never gave up.
6. I have seldom seen such a beautiful sunset. (Seldom)

Ejercicio 8. Une con not only ★★★

Une las dos ideas en una sola frase con Not only … but also.

1. Lucía is clever. She is also hardworking.
2. The hotel was dirty. It was also expensive.
3. Mateo sings. He plays the guitar too.
4. They won the cup. They also broke the record.
5. The film has great actors. It has a wonderful soundtrack too.

Ejercicio 9. Reescribe con hardly o no sooner ★★★

Reescribe cada frase con la palabra indicada.

1. As soon as we sat down, the waiter came. (No sooner)
2. She had just closed her eyes when the phone rang. (Hardly)
3. The match began and immediately it rained. (Scarcely)
4. As soon as Joaquín got home, he started cooking. (No sooner)

Ejercicio 10. Reescribe con only ★★★

Reescribe la frase empezando por Only.

1. She realised the mistake only after the results came out.
2. I understood the plan only then.
3. You can enter only when the light is green.
4. We found the cause only after three hours.
5. He learnt to swim only when he was twelve.

Ejercicio 11. Traduce al inglés ★★★

Traduce las frases al inglés usando inversión.

1. Nunca había visto una ciudad tan ruidosa.
2. Raramente vamos al cine entre semana.
3. Apenas habían salido cuando empezó a llover.
4. No solo es simpático, sino también muy generoso.
5. Solo entonces entendió Valentina el problema.

Ejercicio 12. Traduce al español y compara ★★★

Traduce las frases al español y responde a la pregunta final.

1. Never have I been so tired.
2. Seldom does Bilbao get such hot weather.
3. Under no circumstances should you tell Mateo.
4. No sooner had she called than he answered.
5. ¿Cambia el español el orden del sujeto y el verbo en estas frases?

Ejercicio 13. Decide si es correcta ★★★

Escribe C si la frase es correcta o I si es incorrecta. Corrige las incorrectas.

1. Rarely she calls her grandmother.
2. Never have I eaten paella in Valencia.
3. I have never eaten paella in Valencia.
4. Never I will forget this trip.
5. Hardly had we arrived when the show started.
6. Not until the rain stopped we went out.

Ejercicio 14. Lee y responde ★★★

Lee el texto y responde en español, salvo en el último apartado.

Leo had been in Edinburgh for only two hours when everything went wrong. No sooner had he left the station than his backpack zip broke. Hardly had he picked up his notebook when a gust of wind blew his hat into a fountain. Never had he felt so far from home. Only then did he notice a small café with a blue door. Not only did the owner give him a towel, but she also offered him a free cup of hot chocolate. Little did Leo know that this café would become his favourite place in Scotland.

1. ¿Qué se rompió primero?
2. ¿Dónde cayó el sombrero de Leo?
3. ¿De qué dos maneras le ayudó la dueña del café?
4. Copia una frase con inversión del texto y reescríbela en orden normal.

Ejercicio 15. Completa con la expresión ★★★

Completa con una expresión del recuadro: little · not until · on no account · only by · no sooner.

1. _____ the headmaster announced the results did the students relax.
2. _____ should visitors touch the exhibits.
3. _____ practising every day can you improve your accent.
4. _____ did Lucía imagine that her message would go viral.
5. _____ had Mateo opened the exam paper than the fire alarm went off.

Ejercicio 16. Transformaciones con palabra dada ★★★

Reescribe cada frase con la palabra dada, sin cambiar el significado.

1. I have never read a more moving book. NEVER
2. As soon as she entered the room, everybody applauded. NO SOONER
3. You must not press this button in any circumstances. UNDER
4. We only understood the problem after we checked the data. ONLY
5. The film was boring and also too long. NOT

Ejercicio 17. Mediación: cuenta el mensaje ★★★

Ximena te escribe desde Monterrey: «En cuanto me bajé del avión en Dublín, empezó a diluviar. Nunca había visto tanta lluvia y, encima, me perdieron la maleta. Hasta que no llegué al hostal no pude cambiarme.» Cuéntaselo en inglés a tu amiga Cara, de Cork, en tres frases. Usa No sooner … than, Never had … y Not until ….

Ejercicio 18. Corrige el párrafo ★★★

Hay cinco errores de inversión en el párrafo. Reescríbelo corregido.

1. Never I had been to Seville before. No sooner we arrived when the heat hit us. Not only the city was beautiful, but also the people were friendly. Rarely we saw tourists in the small streets. Only after we had lunch we understood why locals take a siesta.

Ejercicio 19. Escribe sobre un viaje de estudios ★★★

Imagina un viaje de estudios a Irlanda. Escribe cuatro frases en inglés, una con Never have I …, una con Not only … but also, una con Hardly … when y una con Only then ….

Ejercicio 20. Redacta una reseña ★★★

Escribe una reseña de unas 60 palabras sobre un concierto o una película. Usa al menos tres estructuras de inversión distintas.