Just, already, yet

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2Reading: Marta's crazy FridayReading comprehension
3. 3What does it mean?Grammar exercise
4. 4Find just, already, yet and stillGrammar exercise
5. 5How just, already, yet and still workGrammar rule
6. 6Already, yet or still?Grammar exercise
7. 7Choose the right sentenceGrammar exercise
8. 8Questions and answersGrammar exercise
9. 9Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
10. 10Say it naturallySpeaking practice
11. 11The to-do listSpeaking practice
12. 12About youGrammar exercise
13. 13Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: the day before the moveGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: a project at homeDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Have you ever been to a wedding? What was it like?
2. Do you make to-do lists? Where do you write them?
3. What is the first thing you do when you are very stressed?

Grammar rule

How just, already, yet and still work

With the present perfect (have / has + past participle)

Word	Meaning	Where it goes	Example
just	a very short time ago	between have / has and the past participle	Marta has just picked up the cake.
already	it has happened, maybe sooner than we expected	between have / has and the past participle, or at the end	The chairs have already arrived. I've eaten already.
yet	until now (negatives and questions)	at the end	The band hasn't called back yet. Have you found a photographer yet?
still	it hasn't happened, and we expected it to	before haven't / hasn't	She still hasn't found a photographer.

Short answers: Have you called the band yet? — Yes, I have. / No, I haven't. / No, not yet.

already goes in positive sentences and questions (Have you already eaten?), and yet in negatives and questions: not I haven't finished already, not I've finished yet.

In American English, people often use the past simple with these words too: I just saw it. Did you eat yet? Both are correct. In this lesson, we practice the present perfect.