{"id":72109,"date":"2019-09-14T07:32:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T07:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72109"},"modified":"2024-02-13T14:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T14:36:14","slug":"just-already-yet-class-10-english-grammar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/just-already-yet-class-10-english-grammar\/","title":{"rendered":"Just, Already, Yet | Class 10 English Grammar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Both <strong>just and already<\/strong> are used in affirmative sentences. There is a difference of meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Already<\/strong> is used to talk about something that has happened sooner than expected. It shows surprise. Just means exactly or very recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It is<strong> just<\/strong> one o\u2019clock. (= It is exactly one o\u2019clock.)<\/li><li>She has<strong> just<\/strong> arrived. (= Very recently)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She has <strong>already<\/strong> left. (= She has left but we weren\u2019t expecting that she would leave so soon.)<\/li><li>She has <strong>just<\/strong> left. (= She left a moment ago.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just<\/strong> can also mean <strong>only.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I <strong>just<\/strong> want a glass of water.<\/li><li>I <strong>just<\/strong> asked.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Just<\/strong> is not used in questions or negative sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Position of just, yet and already<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Already<\/strong> usually goes with the verb. If there is no auxiliary verb, <strong>already<\/strong> goes before the verb. If there is an auxiliary verb, it goes after the auxiliary verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She already arrived. (NOT She arrived already.)<\/li><li>She has already arrived. (NOT She already has arrived.)<\/li><li>I have already finished.<\/li><li>Have you already finished?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yet<\/strong> usually goes at the end of a clause. It can also go immediately after <strong>not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Don\u2019t eat those mangoes &#8211; they are not ripe <strong>yet<\/strong>. OR Don\u2019t eat those mangoes &#8211; they are not <strong>yet<\/strong> ripe.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete the following sentences using just, yet or already. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Has she come &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;? (just \/ yet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. They have &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; finished. (already \/ yet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. They have not finished &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; (yet \/ just)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I have &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; heard from an old friend of mine. (just \/ yet)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Has the paperboy come &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;? (yet \/ just)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Yet; 2. Already; 3. Yet; 4. Just; 5. Yet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See Also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/and-but-or-because-so.htm\">And, But, Or, So | Worksheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/kinds-of-adjectives-worksheet.htm\">Kinds of adjectives worksheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/cbse-class-10-grammar-worksheets.htm\">CBSE Class 10 Grammar Worksheets<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/combining-two-sentences-using-too-to-so-that.htm\">Combining two sentences using so..that.. and too&#8230;to<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/prepositions-exercise-for-class-9.htm\">Prepositions exercise for class 9<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/present-perfect-tense-worksheet-cbse-grade-6.htm\">Present perfect tense worksheet for grade 6<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both just and already are used in affirmative sentences. There is a difference of meaning. Already is used to talk about something that has happened sooner than expected. It shows surprise. 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