BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-11.2

	11.2.	Present perfect with just, already and yet

 

A: Hi, Mum. I passed! B: Oh, well done. Let me get  your father… Jack! It’s Susie on  the phone. She’s just passed her driving test! C: Are you going to tidy    your room? D: I’ve already tidied it! C: Well, I don’t think it’s very tidy. E: Have you talked to Mark yet? F: No, I haven’t. E: When are you going to tell him? F: I don’t know. I haven’t    decided yet.

PRESENTATION

 

Just, yet and already are adverbs. They add extra meaning to the present perfect.

• Just shows that an action is very recent. Use just in affirmative sentences. It usually goes before the past participle: She’s just passed her driving test.
• Yet shows that something is expected. Use yet in negative sentences and yes/no questions. It usually goes at the end of the sentence: I haven’t decided yet. Have you decided yet?
• Already shows that something happened sooner than expected. Use already in affirmative sentences. It usually goes before the past participle: I’ve already tidied it.

 

 

 

Key vocabulary	Life events: have a baby, get married, graduate from university, move house, pass your driving test
	Housework: clean the bathroom, do the shopping, do the washing-up, make dinner, make your bed, tidy the living room

 

 

 

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