No Sooner...than: Kitchen Moments in Time 4

NO SOONER.....THAN

The formula for the structure No sooner do/does/did/had...than is as follows:

Formula:
No sooner + auxiliary verb (do/does/did/had) + subject + main verb (base form) + than + subject + verb (appropriatetense)

Explanation:
No sooner: This phrase indicates that one action happens immediately after another.

do/does/did/had: These auxiliary verbs are used depending on the tense you're referring to

Here are examples using No sooner do...than in the kitchen context with Marathi translations:

1. No sooner do I start making tea than someone asks for coffee. मी चहा बनवायला सुरुवात करतो न करतो तोच कोणी तरी कॉफी मागतो.

2. No sooner do I cut the vegetables than I realize I forgot to wash them. मी भाज्या चिरतो न चिरतो तोच लक्षात येते की मी त्या धुवायला विसरलो.

3. No sooner do I clean the stove than it gets dirty again. मी गॅस साफ करतो न करतो तोच तो पुन्हा मळकट होतो.

4. No sooner do I heat the pan than it starts smoking. मी तवा गरम करतो न करतो तोच त्यातून धूर यायला लागतो.

5. No sooner do I open the pressure cooker than the steam rushes out.
मी प्रेशर कुकर उघडतो न उघडतो तोच त्यातून जोरात वाफ बाहेर येते.