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already, yet and just

We often use the present perfect with already (= 'earlier than somebody expected').
Note the word order: already comes after have.

'Newspaper?' 'No, thanks. I've already read it.' You're late. We've already started.

Complete the sentences with already and verbs from the box (present perfect).

cook finish get up g o / leave pay

► 'Where's Pete?' 'He's home.' 3 'Can you wake Helen?' 'She /
1 'Shall 1 pay?' 'No, 1 4 'Let's have fish.' '1........................ ....... chicken.'

2 'What time's the train?' 'It 5 'When's the film?''It /

We also often use the present perfect with yet [- 'up to now') in questions and negatives.
Note the word order: yet usually comes at the end of a sentence.

'Have you spoken to John yet?' 'No. He hasn't come in yet.'

^ Make questions (H) and negatives (B) with yet.

1 my sister/phone H .............................................................................................
2 the postman/come B .........................................................................................
3 Bill/find a job B ..............................................................................
4 you/finish that book H .......................................................................................

5 I/start w orkB .....................................................................................................
6 you / have supper H ...........................................................................................

And we often use the present perfect with just (= 'a short time ago'). Just comes after have.

I've just come back from Spain. The rain has just stopped.

^ Do these things, and then write sentences to say what you have just done.
^ [touch your ear) ^Via^veyvtsl lo^ccJned M'cy ear.

1 (look at the floor) ..................................................................................................
2 [think about your home) .......................................................................................
3 [move your feet) ...................................................................................................
4 [put your hand on your head) ................................................................................

Q It is eight o'clock in the morning. Look at the table and say what Angela has (not) done.

Use present perfect verbs with already, yet and just.
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^. s h e has u s t h fld a cw.£ of coffee.
have a cup of coffee 7.55 /
► s h e hasvdt 0o t dressed yet.
get dressed B /
► sh e has already dovye a Lot of work,.
do a lot of work /
1 She............................................................................. letters. write letters three
2 She............................................................................mother. telephone mother 7.57
3 She........................................................................... kitchen. clean kitchen
4 She................................................. newspaper................... read newspaper D

5 She...................................................................... some toast. make toast 7.59
6 She.................................................. radio............................ listen to the radio B

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