Just,
Yet, Still, Already
These
words are often used with the present perfect tense although yet, still
and already can all be used with other tenses.
* Just
‘Just’
is usually used only with the present perfect tense and it means ‘a short time
ago’.
-I’ve just
seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
- Mike’s just
called. Can you ring him back please?
- Have
you just taken my pen? Where has it gone?
In the
present perfect, ‘just’ comes between the auxiliary verb (‘have’) and
the past participle.
* Yet
‘Yet’
is used to talk about something which is expected to happen. It means ‘at any
time up to now’. It is used in questions and negatives.
- Have
you finished your homework yet? The speaker expects that the homework
will be finished.
- I
haven’t finished it yet. I’ll do it after dinner.
‘Yet’
usually comes at the end of the sentence.
* Still
‘Still’
is used to talk about something that hasn’t finished – especially when we
expected it to finish earlier.
- I’ve
been waiting for over an hour and the bus still hasn’t come.
- You
promised to give me that report yesterday and you still haven’t finished
it.
‘Still’
usually comes in ‘mid-position’
Still is often used with other tenses
as well as the present perfect.
- I’ve still
got all those letters you sent me.
- Are you
still working in the bookshop?
* Already
‘Already’
is used to say that something has happened early – or earlier than it might
have happened.
- I’ve already
spent my salary and it’s two weeks before pay day.
- The
train’s already left! What are we going to do?
‘Already’
usually comes in mid-position.
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