PRESENT

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 PRESENT
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1 JUST 2 YET

3 STILL 4 ALREADY
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GRAMMAR RULES

1 Just: used with the present

perfect means 'a short time
before'.
JUST YET STILL ALREADY
Yet: used with the present
perfect means 'at any time up to

2
now'. We use it to emphasise
that we expect something to
happen soon. Yet (in this
context) is only used in negative
sentences and questions. I've just seen Have you I've been waiting I've already
Still: used with the present Susan coming finished your for an hour and spent my salary
perfect means that something
out of the homework yet? the bus still and it's two
3 hasn't happened. We use it to
emphasise that we expected the
thing to happen earlier. Still (in cinema hasn't come. weeks before
this context) is only used in
negative sentences. payday.
Already: used with the present
perfect means 'before now'. We
4 use it to emphasise that
something happened before
something else or earlier than
expected.
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MORE RULES Just comes between the
auxiliary verb (have/has) and
the past participle.
Mike's just called.
Can you ring him
back, please?
YET
Yet comes at the end of the
sentence or question.
A. Where's Sam?
B: He hasn't arrived yet.
Mike's just called.
STILL
Still comes between the
subject (the bus, they, etc.)
and auxiliary verb
(haven't/hasn't).
She still hasn't replied to
my email. Maybe she's on
holiday.
ALREADY
Already can come between
the auxiliary and the main
verb or at the end of the
clause.
He wanted to see Sudden
Risk but I've already
seen it.
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