In this article, I have explained the use of Hardly and Scarcely with examples and exercises. I have also explained how and when hardly and scarcely is used in the English language. I have also given examples and exercises at the end of the article.
The use of Hardly and Scarcely
Introduction
The sentence in which hardly and scarcely is used consists of two parts. In the first part, the past perfect tense is used. In the second part, the Past Indefinite Tense is used. The second method of translating such sentences is that we can use Hardy / Scarcely at the beginning of the sentence and the helping verb is used after hardly and scarcely. When is used as a conjunction to connect both parts?Structure
First Part ( Past perfect tense)
Subject + Had + Hardly + VIII + Object
Second Part (Past Indefinite tense)
When + Subject + VII + Object
Past perfect + Past Indefinite
Subject + Had + Hardly/Scracely + VIII + Object + When +Subject + VII + Object
Examples
- I had hardly come out of my house when it began to rain.
- The wife had scarcely spoken a word when her angry husband silenced her with a rebuke.
- He had scarcely reached home when his wife began to weep.
- I had hardly finished the book when my mother sent me to Bazar.
- We had hardly reached the garden when it started raining.
- The players had hardly reached the ground when the people began to throw stones on them.
- He had Scarcely out of the airport when police arrested him.
- I had hardly reached the office when my officer began to scold me.
The Second method
Structure
Hardly/Scarcely + Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object + When + Subject + Main Verb + Object
Hardly/Scarcely + Had + Subject + VIII + Object + When + Subject + VII + Object
Examples
- Hardly had I come out of the house when it started to rain.
- Scarcely had the wife spoken a word when the angry husband silenced her with a rebuke.
- Scarcely had he reached home when his wife began to weep.
- Hardly had he finished the book when my mother sent me to Bazar.
- Hardly had we reached the garden when it started raining.
- Hardly had he reached the ground when the people began to throw stones at them.
- Scarcely had he out of the airport when police arrested him.
- Hardly had I reached the office when my officer began to scold me.
Exercise
Hardly had the teacher come out of the class when students began to make noise.
2. I had scarcely got up when my father sent me to the bazaar.
Scarcely had I got up when my father sent me to the bazaar.
3. The leader had hardly started his speech when people began to throw rotten eggs.
Hardly had the leader started his speech when people began to throw rotten eggs.
4. The poet had hardly started the poem when people began to clap.
Hardly had the poet started the poem when people began to cap.
5. He had hardly opened his book when children began to make noise in the street.
Hardly had he opened his book when children began to make noise in the street.
6. The teacher had hardly entered the classroom when students stand up respectfully.
Hardly had the teacher entered the classroom when students stand up respectfully.
7. I had hardly started reading a book when my friend came to see me.
Hardly had I started reading a book when my friend came to see me.
8. We had scarcely reached the examination center when the paper started.
Scarcely had we reached the examination center when the paper started.
9. Her fiance had hardly seen her when she entered the room.
Hardly had her fiance seen her when she entered the room.
10. The team had hardly started the game when it began to rain
Hardly had the team started the game when it began to rain.
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