Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I’m not hungry because I have ............... eaten lunch.
Wrong!
Use "just" to show that eating lunch happened a very short time ago and explains the present result.
2We’ve ............... finished the group project, so we can relax tonight.
Wrong!
Use "already" to show that the group project is finished sooner than expected or before now.
3Has your teacher replied to your email ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yet" in present perfect questions to ask whether something has happened by now.
4The film has ............... started, so please turn off your phone now.
Wrong!
Use "just" to show that the film started a very short time ago.
5I can’t print the report because the printer hasn’t worked ............... today.
Wrong!
Use "yet" in negative present perfect sentences to mean up to now.
6My sister has ............... booked her train ticket for tomorrow morning.
Wrong!
Use "already" to show that the train ticket is booked before now.
7Have you sent the meeting link to everyone ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yet" in present perfect questions to ask whether a task is done by now.
8She’s ............... left the library, so if you hurry, you can still catch her outside.
Wrong!
Use "just" to show that she left the library a very short time ago.
9We haven’t chosen a topic for the presentation ..............., and class starts in ten minutes.
Wrong!
Use "yet" in a negative present perfect sentence to show that something has not happened by now.
10Our manager has ............... announced the new schedule, so check your inbox.
Wrong!
Use "just" to show that the announcement happened very recently.
11I’ve ............... seen that documentary, so I don’t want to watch it again tonight.
Wrong!
Use "already" to show that the experience happened before now and does not need repeating.
12Has the bus arrived at the stop ..............., or should we call a taxi?
Wrong!
Use "yet" in a present perfect question to ask whether the bus has arrived by now.
Answers
- I’m not hungry because I have just eaten lunch.
- We’ve already finished the group project, so we can relax tonight.
- Has your teacher replied to your email yet?
- The film has just started, so please turn off your phone now.
- I can’t print the report because the printer hasn’t worked yet today.
- My sister has already booked her train ticket for tomorrow morning.
- Have you sent the meeting link to everyone yet?
- She’s just left the library, so if you hurry, you can still catch her outside.
- We haven’t chosen a topic for the presentation yet, and class starts in ten minutes.
- Our manager has just announced the new schedule, so check your inbox.
- I’ve already seen that documentary, so I don’t want to watch it again tonight.
- Has the bus arrived at the stop yet, or should we call a taxi?
