AFTER “ HARDLY …… WHEN , SCARCELY…… WHEN , BARELY....WHEN , NO SOON...

4. After “ hardly …… when , scarcely…… when , Barely....when , no sooner …. than ” , when one thing happens after another. It is usually used with the past perfect. ▪ Hardly had I begun to speak when I was interrupted. ▪ Scarcely had we started our meal when the phone rang. ▪ No sooner had I arrived than they all started to argue. ▪ Barely had I arrived home when there was a knock on the door.