Still - Yet - Already - Just

Still/ yet/ already/ just

ALREADY
Theyve already bought their Christmas presents. Shes already seen that film.

JUST
Hes just had his breakfast. Ive just sent an e-mail to Mary.

YET
he hasnt had lunch yet. Have you finished yet?

* ALREADY y JUST se utilizan detrs de have (o has) y delante del past participle.
John has already finished the exam. Shes just left the house.

* YET se coloca al final de las frases. Se utiliza en oraciones negativas e interrogativas.

Have you seen Harry Potter yet? I havent read the book yet.

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Ejercicios
A. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1) Gemma has .. decided she is going to Madrid. a. just b. still c. yet 2) She hasnt gone to the travel agents .. . a. already b. still c. yet 3) She has .. bought a guide book. a. already b. still c. yet 4) She .. hasnt bought any sunscreen. She keeps forgetting. a. yet b. just c. still 5) She has .. asked her boss for some holiday. a. yet b. just c. still 6) She hasnt told her friends about her plans .. . a. already

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b. still c. yet 7) She has .. made a list of things to do. She made it two minutes ago. a. already b. just c. still

A. Respuestas correctas.
1) Gemma has just decided she is going to Madrid. 2) She hasnt gone to the travel agents yet. 3) She has already bought a guide book. 4) She still hasnt bought any sunscreen. She keeps forgetting. 5) She has just asked her boss for some holiday. 6) She hasnt told her friends about her plans yet. 7) She has just made a list of things to do. She made it two minutes ago.

B. Rewrite the sentences with already, just, still and yet in the correct position.
1) We have moved here. (just) . 2) Have you finished unpacking? (yet) . 3) We havent unpacked everything. (still) . 4) I have unpacked all the things for the bathroom. (already) . 5) I havent started unpacking my suitcases. (yet)
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. 6) I have found the box with the towels. (just) . 7) The removal van hasnt arrived. (still) . 8) We havent got any furniture. (yet) .

B. Respuestas correctas.
1) We have moved here. (just) We have just moved her. 2) Have you finished unpacking? (yet) Have you finished unpacking yet? 3) We havent unpacked everything. (still) We still havent unpacked everything. 4) I have unpacked all the things for the bathroom. (already) I have already unpacked all the things for the bedroom. 5) I havent started unpacking my suitcases. (yet) I havent started unpacking my suitcases yet. 6) I have found the box with the towels. (just) I have just found the box with the towels. 7) The removal van hasnt arrived. (still) The removal van hasnt still arrived. 8) We havent got any furniture. (yet) We havent got any furniture yet.

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C. Write sentences. Use already or yet and the correct form of the verbs.
1) you / invite / your friends round/ ? . 2) you / give / your mother a birthday card/ ? . 3) I / buy / some earrings for Bella . 4) we / not visit / our family . 5) he / have / his birthday party . 6) my parents / have / dinner .

C. Respuestas correctas.
1) you / invite / your friends round/ ? Have you already invited your friends round? 2) you / give / your mother a birthday card/ ? Have you already given your mother a birthday card? 3) I / buy / some earrings for Bella I have already bought some earrings for Bella. 4) we / not visit / our family We havent visited our family yet. 5) he / have / his birthday party He has already had his birthday party.

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6) my parents / have / dinner My parents havent had dinner yet.

D. Write the words in the correct order.

1) Just / programme / has / the / started . 2) we / that film / seen / already / ve . 3) had / dinner / they / yet / havent . 4) yet / to Isabel / have not / spoken / you / ? . 5) up / got / my parents / already / have . 6) ve / finished / we / this exercise / just . 7) s / just / a / he / had / shower . 8) dinner / havent / we / had / yet . 9) our project / we / finished / havent / yet . 10) gone / just / my dad / has / to work .

D. Respuestas correctas.

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1) Just / programme / has / the / started The programme has just started. 2) we / that film / seen / already / ve Weve already seen that film. 3) had / dinner / they / yet / havent They havent had dinner yet. 4) yet / to Isabel / have not / spoken / you / ? Havent you spoken to Isabel yet? 5) up / got / my parents / already / have My parents have already got up. 6) ve / finished / we / this exercise / just Weve just finished this exercise. 7) s / just / a / he / had / shower Hes just had a shower. 8) dinner / havent / we / had / yet We havent had dinner yet. 9) our project / we / finished / havent / yet We havent finished our project yet. 10) gone / just / my dad / has / to work My dad has just gone to work.

E. Paco is in Pamplona at San Fermines. Read his list and then write sentences about he has already done and what he hasnt done yet.
Done: * buy a bandana * ring his friends
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* have dinner Not done yet: * see the bulls * go to the bullring * dance in the street 1) .. 2) .. 3) .. 4) .. 5) .. 6) ..

E. Respuestas correctas.
1) Hes already bought a bandana. 2) Hes already rang his friends. 3) Hes already had dinner. 4) He hasnt seen the bulls yet. 5) He hasnt gone to the bullring yet. 6) He hasnt danced in the streets yet.

F. Complete the sentences with still, yet, just or already.

1) I havent finished my homework . . Ill do it tonight. 2) Were . waiting for the teacher to give us the results. 3) Bea had . seen the film twice so we went for a pizza instead. 4) You want another piece of cake! Youve . eaten three slices! 5) Ive . made some coffee. Would you like some?

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6) Havent you phoned Lola . ? I thought youd . called her. 7) Id . sat down to watch TV when Dad asked me to help him. 8) She . hasnt bought anything to wear and the partys tomorrow.

F. Respuestas correctas.
1) I havent finished my homework yet. Ill do it tonight. 2) Were still waiting for the teacher to give us the results. 3) Bea had already seen the film twice so we went for a pizza instead. 4) You want another piece of cake! Youve already eaten three slices! 5) Ive just made some coffee. Would you like some? 6) Havent you phoned Lola yet? I thought youd already called her. 7) Id already sat down to watch TV when Dad asked me to help him. 8) She still hasnt bought anything to wear and the partys tomorrow.

G. Rearrange the words and phrases to make sentences. There is one word in each sentence that is unnecessary.
1) my parents / yet / havent booked / their holidays / just ...... ..... 2) yet / the government / passed / just / had / a new law. ...... ..... 3) she / broken up / told me / still / already / with him / that shed ...... ..... 4) got that / youve / that I lent you / still / tennis racket / already ...... ..... 5) she / still / hasnt taken / that book / to the library / just
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...... ..... 6) to go out / made plans / Ive / on Friday / already / yet ...... ..... 7) yet / her phone number / hasnt Ana / still / given you? ...... .....

G. Respuestas correctas.
1) my parents / yet / havent booked / their holidays / just My parents havent booked their holidays yet. 2) yet / the government / passed / just / had / a new law. The government has just passed a new law 3) she / broken up / told me / still / already / with him / that shed She told me that shed already broken up with him. 4) got that / youve / that I lent you / still / tennis racket / already Youve still got that tennis racket that I lend you. 5) she / still / hasnt taken / that book / to the library / just She still hasnt taken that book to the library. 6) to go out / made plans / Ive / on Friday / already / yet Ive already made plans to go out on Friday. 7) yet / her phone number / hasnt Ana / still / given you? Hasnt Ana given you her phone number yet?

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