Grammar reference and practice 5.2

5.2 ■ Present perfect with already, just and yet

We use just before the past participle in affirmative sentences and questions to talk about something that happened immediately before the moment of speaking.

I’ve just finished making the dinner.

We use already before the past participle in affirmative sentences and questions to talk about something that happened sooner than expected.

Mr Smith has already arrived. He’s an hour early.

We use yet at the end of the sentence in negative sentences and questions to talk about something that was expected to happen, but which hasn’t happened.

Robert hasn’t called yet. We’re still waiting.

Have you met Billy yet?

1Write sentences with just and the present perfect. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1He / arrive.

• 2She / see / her name on the list.

• 3Carol and Ted / get married.

• 4I / write / an email / to you.

• 5You / walk / past a very famous person.

• 6We / finish / our homework.

 

2Choose the correct words. 

• 1She's only been here two weeks and she's yetalready made lots of friends.

• 2He said he'd contact you. Has he phoned you yetalready?

• 3Have they yetalready decided who's in the team? That was quick!

• 4I haven't seen that film yetalready. Is it good?

• 5'Is John still in the queue for the rollercoaster?' 'No, he's yetalready been on it.'

• 6'Could you tell Phil that his dinner is ready?' 'I yetalready have.'