- just, already, yet, ever and never, for, since

just, already, yet, ever and never

1

Have you ever / never been camping with friends?

ever

2

No, I haven’t been camping with my friends already / yet

yet

3

Have you finished the book ever / yet?

yet

4

Have you ever / yet been to London?

ever

5

No, I’ve ever / never been to London.

never

For or Since

1

I’ve been here ____ yesterday

since

2

She’s been living in London ____ 2002.

since

3

He’s been a professional coach ____ ten years.

for

4

I’ve been learning English ____ three years.

for

5

a) We use ____to talk about something from a point in time.   

b) We use ____to talk about something for a length of time / duration.

a) since 

b) for

Correct the mistake

1

She has won her first race five years ago.

She won her first race five years ago.

2

She has been running for she was 12.

She has been running since she was twelve.

3

When have you start your new job?

When did you start your new job?

4

I’ve dreamt of winning a medal since a long time.

I’ve dreamt of winning a medal for a long time.

5

I started learning English for a long time ago.

I started learning English a long time ago.

Write sentences and questions

1

you / ever / be / skiing

Have you ever been skiing?

2

you / finish / your homework / yet

Have you finished your homework yet?

3

she / just / visit / her friends

She’s (has) just visited her friends

4

I / never / be / bungee-jumping

I’ve never been bungee-jumping

5

you / ever / write / a poem

Have you ever written a poem?

just, yet, still, already

1

I can't go to Italy. I have ____ booked two tickets for England. I booked them a few months ago.

already

2

____ used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'. 

Just

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?!

Just comes between the auxiliary verb (have/has) and the past participle.

3

____ used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now'. We use it to emphasise that we expect something to happen soon. 

Yet

Have you finished your homework yet?
I haven't finished it yet. I'll do it after dinner.
A. Where's Sam? B: He hasn't arrived yet.

Yet comes at the end of the sentence or question.

4

____  used with the present perfect means that something hasn't happened. We use it to emphasise that we expected the thing to happen earlier. 

Still

I've been waiting for an hour and the bus still hasn't come.

Still comes between the subject (the bus, they, etc.) and auxiliary verb (haven't/hasn't).

5

____ used with the present perfect means 'before now'. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected. 

Already

I've already spent my salary and it's two weeks before payday.
The train's left already!

Already can come between the auxiliary and the main verb or at the end of the clause.