Just, already, yet: have you done it yet? Just, already and yet exercises in the present perfect

This A2 drill lesson gives just, already and yet exercises in the present perfect: news from a moment ago, things done early and things still to do.

Grammar: Have or has + just or already + past participle, yet at the end of negatives and questions, 's = has, short answers like No, not yet, and regular and irregular participles.
Topic: A wedding on the way: Linnea and Declan's to-do list, the planner's email, the best man's message, a chat between sisters and Linnea's texts.
Activities: True or false, sorting, choices, gap-fills, tables, drag-and-drop texts, word order, matching, quizzes, a memory game, an anagram and a chat, all self-correcting.

What's inside

Chapter 1The rule
- PictureUnlock
- Study the scheme: just, already, yetGrammar schemeTry it
- Is the sentence correct? Mark true or falseTrue or falseUnlock
- Sort the sentences: 's = has or 's = is?Sort into columnsTry it
- Choose the right word: have or has?Choose the optionUnlock
- Write the short formFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 2Just: hot news!
- Fill in the table: past participlesFill in the tableTry it
- Fill in the gaps: has / have + just + past participleFill in the gapsUnlock
- Choose the right form: justChoose the optionUnlock
- Drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Put the words in the right orderUnjumbleUnlock
- Match the questions and the answers: justMatchUnlock
- Read the phone notifications and fill in the gaps: present perfectFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 3Already: done!
- Fill in the gaps: has / have + already + past participleFill in the gapsTry it
- Choose the right form: alreadyChoose the optionUnlock
- Put the words in the right order: alreadyUnjumbleUnlock
- Fill in the table in the present perfect: done or not done yet?Fill in the tableUnlock
- Match the sentences and the answers: alreadyMatchUnlock
- Find the mistake and choose the right wordsQuizUnlock
- Read Mom's message and fill in the gaps: present perfectFill in the gapsUnlock
Chapter 4Not yet? Questions and negatives
- Fill in the gaps: present perfect negatives with yetFill in the gapsUnlock
- Write questions with yet in the present perfectFill in the gapsUnlock
- Choose the right short answerChoose the optionTry it
- Sort the sentences: just / already or yet?Sort into columnsUnlock
- Put the words in order to make questionsUnjumbleUnlock
- Choose the correct sentenceQuizUnlock
- Read the chat and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
Chapter 5Real life: The wedding to-do list
- Read Linnea and Declan's wedding to-do listReal-life documentUnlock
- Read the to-do list again: true or false?True or falseUnlock
- Read Odile's email and fill in the gaps: present perfectFill in the gapsUnlock
- Read Rocco's message to Declan and choose the right wordsChoose the optionUnlock
- Read Linnea's chat with her sister and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Choose the right replies: Linnea texts youChatTry it
- Test yourself: choose the right answerQuizUnlock
Chapter 6Homework
- Choose the right form: at homeChoose the optionUnlock
- Write the past participleFill in the gapsUnlock
- Find the matching pairs: verb and past participleMemory gameUnlock
- Fill in the gaps: present perfect sentencesFill in the gapsUnlock
- Put the words in the right order: mixed sentencesUnjumbleUnlock
- Fill in the gaps in the present perfect: not done yetFill in the gapsUnlock
- Fill in the table: present perfect positive, negative, questionFill in the tableUnlock
- Match the beginnings and the endingsMatchUnlock
- Unscramble the past participlesAnagramUnlock
- Choose the correct sentence: just, already, yetQuizUnlock
- Sort the sentences: done or not done yet?Sort into columnsUnlock
- Read Henrik's note and drag the words into the gapsDrag and dropUnlock
- Read the news and fill in the gaps: present perfectFill in the gapsUnlock
- Choose the right word: already or yet?Choose the optionUnlock
- Write the questions in the present perfect: a busy morningFill in the gapsUnlock

Grammar: the present perfect with just, already and yet

Just, already and yet join the present perfect to say what is done and what isn't. The form is have or has + past participle: I've just finished my lunch. Ana has already left. They've already booked a hotel.

Present perfect: just, already, yet

Say what is done and what is not done yet: have / has + just / already + past participle, and haven't … yet.

What they mean and where they go

Just means a very short time ago and sits between have / has and the participle: Look! It's just started to snow. Already, before now, often sooner than expected, usually takes the same place. Yet means until now and ends negatives and questions.

have / has + just / already + past participle

subjecthave / hasjust / alreadypast participle

I've just finished my lunch.

Ana has already left.

They've already booked a hotel.

What do they mean? Where do they go?

just

a very short time ago
between have / has and the past participle
I've just called Mom.
The train has just left.

already

before now, often sooner than we expect
usually between have / has and the past participle
We've already had dinner.
She's already gone home.

yet

until now (and we think it will happen)
at the end of negatives and questions
I haven't finished it yet.
Has Sam called yet?

Examples

Look! It's just started to snow.just: a moment ago
Don't buy any bread. Dad's already bought some.already: it's done
The bus hasn't come yet. We're late!yet: not done, but we're waiting
Have you tidied your room yet? — No, not yet.question and short answer
My parents have just arrived from the airport.just
Wow! You've already finished the puzzle!already: sooner than we expect

Every person: positive, negative, question

He, she and it take has; every other person takes have: She hasn't paid yet. Have they left yet? Short answers: Yes, she has. No, they haven't. Or simply No, not yet.

Every person: + − ?

Who	Positive (+)	Negative (−)	Question (?)
I	I have already paid. · I've already paid.	I haven't paid yet.	Have I paid yet?
you	You've already paid.	You haven't paid yet.	Have you paid yet?
he	He has already paid. · He's already paid.	He hasn't paid yet.	Has he paid yet?
she	She's already paid.	She hasn't paid yet.	Has she paid yet?
it (the movie)	It's already started.	It hasn't started yet.	Has it started yet?
we	We've already paid.	We haven't paid yet.	Have we paid yet?
they	They've already paid.	They haven't paid yet.	Have they paid yet?

Questions and short answers

Question	Yes	No
Have you eaten yet?	Yes, I have.	No, I haven't. · No, not yet.
Has Mia called yet?	Yes, she has.	No, she hasn't. · No, not yet.
Has the concert started yet?	Yes, it has.	No, it hasn't. · No, not yet.
Have they left yet?	Yes, they have.	No, they haven't. · No, not yet.

's = has, and full short answers

In She's just left, 's is has; in She's tired, it's is. A short answer never shortens have: Yes, I have, not Yes, I've.

's = has · short answers

In the present perfect, 's = has: She's just left. = She has just left. (But in She's tired., 's = is.) Short answers use the full have / has: Yes, I have. Yes, she has. (Not: Yes, I've. Yes, she's.)

Common mistakes and American English

Four slips to catch: I have yet finished, Have you finished already yet?, We already have eat and He have just left. Americans often say I just ate or Did you eat yet?, which is correct too; the drills keep to the present perfect.

Common mistakes

I have yet finished.
I haven't finished yet.
yet: in negatives and questions, at the end
Have you finished already yet?
Have you finished yet?
one word is enough: yet
We already have eat.
We've already eaten.
have / has + already + past participle
He have just left.
He has just left.
he / she / it has

American English

Americans often use the past simple with just, already and yet: I just ate. Did you eat yet? This is correct too! In this lesson, we practice the present perfect: I've just eaten. Have you eaten yet?

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What's in the lesson

40 auto-checked exercises
6 games
1 real-life document
1 grammar scheme
1 picture

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

share news from a moment ago with just: Turn on the TV! The game has just started.
say something is done, often sooner than expected: It's only May, and Sara has already bought her Christmas presents!
put yet at the end of negatives and questions: I haven't finished my homework yet, not I have yet finished
answer with full have or has: Have you made your bed yet? – Yes, I have. Has the mail come yet? – No, not yet.
use the past participle, not the past simple: He's just gone home, not He's just went home

Grammar:: present perfect · just · already · yet · past participles · short answers
Topic:: grammar practice · wedding · to-do list · news and messages

Teaching tips

Plan a class party on the board: list five jobs, check off two, and students report on the list as it stands: We've already chosen the music. We haven't bought the drinks yet.
Act out a just moment: open a window, drop a pen or switch off the light, then ask What have I just done? Students answer You've just opened the window.
Warm up with third forms: call out a verb (choose, write, forget) and the class answers with its participle, so chosen and written are ready before the gaps.

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