How do you use already and yet with the present perfect?
Present Perfect Both already and yet refer to activities that have or haven’t occurred before the present moment in time. In both cases, the adverb recently could be substituted with the same meaning: I have already finished my lunch.
How do you use already in a sentence?
Already sentence example
- We have already seen this method work.
- You’re already at the top of your class.
- This was a decision she had already made once – but not really.
- Hadn’t she already forgotten?
- What are you going to hide from me that I haven’t already seen?
- I already have a son and daughter.
What is the difference between just yet and already?
Already refers to things which have happened or which people think may have happened. Yet refers to things which have not happened or which people think may not have happened.
Have you done it already or yet?
We can use both in questions, but the meaning is a bit different. YET simply asks if something has happened or we still have to wait. ALREADY knows that something has happened, it simply expresses surprise because it happened sooner than expected. If we put ALREADY at the end, we are emphasizing our surprise.
What is an example of already?
They’ve already agreed to come. I’d already left by the time you called. He acted as if he didn’t already know. Flight 102 will already have taken off by the time Flight 101 lands.
How do you use just yet?
Definition of just yet : right now —used in negative constructions to say that something is not done yet or true yet but will be soon I don’t have the table finished just yet. “Are you ready to leave?” “Not just yet.”
What is the difference between already and yet?
Have you already eaten or have you eaten yet?
“Have you eaten yet?”/”Have you eaten already?” would probably not be asked in the latter situation. If the speaker expected you to wait but suspects you did not, “already” is the correct choice. Otherwise “yet” is better but “already” is not wrong.