Element FORM/USE: FRONT POSITION, INVERSION WITH 'NEVER'
SuperCat ADVERBS
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Level B2
Cando Can use 'never' in front position followed by an inverted subject (most commonly 'I') + main verb verb, to give focus.
Corrected Learner Example Never have I seen such a realistic and impressive film before. (Argentina; B2 VANTAGE; 2008; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

Never had I thought that my parents would do this to me. (Netherlands; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Dutch; Fail)
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