How to use Just, Yet, Already

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Already, Yet and Just with Present Perfect

Yet, Already and Just are adverbs that are used with the Present Perfect to explain or ask  if things (actions) are completed or not

Just

Use just in affirmative sentences to explain that something happened or finished a short time ago:

• – My wife (at 8.10) : Don’t forget to phone your mother, it’s her birthday!
• – Me: I’ve just phoned her.

Using JUST in present perfect affirmative, questions and past perfect

ALREADY

Use already in affirmative sentences to explain or say that something happened before now or earlier than we expected.

• – John: Do you want to see “Gladiator” on the television tonight?
• – Mark: No, I’ve already seen it three times.

Yet

– Use yet in questions and negative sentences to state or ask if something has happened that you thought was going to happen

• Jill’s mum: Jill! It’s 11 o’clock, have you finished your project yet?
• Jill: No, not yet. I’m checking it and then I have to print it.

Using YET in questions and negatives

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