ASTI AUB PaO
JUST ALREADY YET
We use just with the Present | | We use already with the |] We use yet with a negative
Perfect to talk about things | | Present Perfect to emphasize |} verb to say that something
that happened a short time | | that something happened |] has not happened, but we
before now. before now, or before it was |] think that will happen.
Examples: expected to happen. Examples:
Mary has just arrived from | | Examples: haven't been to Madrid yet.
Rome. She has already studied for |] She hasn't finished her work
1 have just written to | | the test. yet.
grandpa. We have already eaten. We use yet in questions to
ask if something, that we
expect to happen, has
happened.
Examples:
Have you finished your work
yet?
Has she posted the letter
yet?
Notice that we usually put
yet at the end of a negative
statement or question.
EXERCISE
Complete the following sentences with just, already or yet.
1LHave you learnt the English verbs 2
2Please don’t send the letter
3-Where is John? He has left,
4-Susan has ___visited London. She has arrived from there,
Slam hungry. !haven’t eaten __
6-Have you bought the tickets ?No, not__
7-Susan and Peter have __ arrived from their honeymoon
8 Paul has studied for the History test, but he hasn't studied for the French test
9-The doctor has__ done a lot for this poor community.
10-They went to a picnic on the banks of Loch Ness and they haven't arrived,
‘L1-1s Ken in? Yes, he has. arrived from school,
112. You mustn't pay for the billExercises Unit 16
16.1. Write a sentence with just for each picture. Tis ip oar
" eet ai |
NEA A i
1. They've just arrived. 3 They
2 he 4 Thence
16.2. Complete the sentences. Use already + present perfect.
‘What time is Paul arriving? (He's already arrived,
1
2| Do your fiends want to see the film? | | No, ehey it
3 Don't forget to phone Tom. 1
4 When is Martin going away? | | He
5 | Do you wane wo read the newspaper? i
6 \ When does Sorah stare her new job?) \ She
16.3 Write a sentence with just (They've just... / She's just ... ete) or a negative sentence
with yet (They haven't .. yet / She hasn't ... yet ete)
1a fw minutes row | 2 a fv minutes now | 3 a far minutes ow
30 ao 0 |
BS er lag —
(he / go / out) (tne bus / go) (dhe unin / leave)
‘She hasn't gone out. yet... | ‘The bus
fw mies mow | 5a fo mites now | 6 a fw minutes now
889 430
(he / open / it) (Chey / finish / their dinner) | (ie stop / raining)
16.4 Write questions with yet.
1 Your fiend has got a new job. Pethaps she has started it. You ask her
Have you. started, your nei job yet?
2 Your friend has some new neighbours. Perhaps he has met them. You ask him:
you
43 Your friend must pay her phone bill. Pesbaps she has paid it, You ask hier
4 Tom was trying to sell his car, Perhaps he has sold ic. You ask a friend about Tom:
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