Exercise 4A, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

3 GRAMMAR

present perfect + yet, just, already

a Look at the pictures and read the conversations. Then complete them with a past participle from the list.

been broken come done finished made put started

1 A Have you finished the washing-up?

B Not yet.

A Have you ____ it?

B Er...yes.

A What's that noise? Have ____ you ____ something?

B Sorry. Only a glass.

2 A What's for dinner?

B I don't know. I haven't ____ anything. I've just ____ home.

A Is there anything in the fridge?

B Not much. I haven't ____ to the supermarket yet.

A Oh!

B Maybe you can go?

3 A Are you going to take the rubbish out?

B I've already ____ it.

A And have you ____ a new bag in the bin?

B No, I couldn't find the bags.

b Audio icon 4.3 Listen and check. Do you ever have conversations like this? Who with?

c Look at the highlighted words in the conversations. Then match sentences 1–4 to a–d.

1 He's made lunch.

2 He's just made lunch.

3 He's already made lunch.

4 He hasn't made lunch yet.

a He's going to make lunch later.

b He made lunch earlier than usual.

c He made lunch very recently.

d Lunch is ready.

d Audio icon p.132 Grammar Bank 4A

4A present perfect

1 I've cleaned the fridge – it looks new! Audio icon 4.4

He hasn't done the washing-up. Can you help me do it?

A The concert starts soon. Have you turned off your phone?

B Yes, I have.

2 Mary's had her baby! A parcel has arrived for you.

1 We often use the present perfect to talk about the recent past and its relationship with the present, e.g. I've cleaned the fridge, so now it looks new. We don't say exactly when things happened, e.g. I've cleaned the fridge. NOT I've cleaned the fridge ten minutes ago.

2 We often use the present perfect to give recent news.

• For regular verbs the past participle is the same as the past simple (+ -ed). For irregular verbs the past participle is sometimes the same as the past simple (e.g. buy, bought, bought) and sometimes different (e.g. do, did, done). See Irregular verbs p.164.

yet, just, already

1 A Have you finished your homework yet? Audio icon 4.5

B No, not yet. I haven't finished yet.

2 My sister's just started a new job.

3 A Do you want to see this film?

B No, I've already seen it three times.

• We often use yet, just, and already with the present perfect.

• 1 We use yet + the present perfect in Question mark icon and Negative icon sentences to ask if something has happened or to say if it hasn't happened. We put yet at the end of the sentence.

• 2 We use just in Positive icon sentences to say that something happened very recently. We put just before the main verb.

• 3 We use already in Positive icon sentences to say that something happened before now or earlier than expected. We put already before the main verb.

4A

a Write sentences with the present perfect.

Plus icon He / clean the car He's cleaned the car.

Plus icon 1 She / buy a new jacket

Plus icon 2 He / find a job yet

Question mark icon 3 ? / you speak to Mr Jackson

Plus icon 4 We / find a fantastic hotel

Minus icon 5 They / finish eating

Question mark icon 6 ? / you see Peter recently

Question mark icon 7 ? / you do your homework

Minus icon 8 We / reply to their email yet

b Write sentences or questions with yet, just, or already.

He / arrive. (already) He's already arrived.

1 I / have / breakfast. (just)

2 you / finish / your dinner? (yet)

3 The film / start. (already)

4 I / not meet / his girlfriend. (yet)

5 They / get married. (just)

6 You're too late. He / go / home. (already)

7 We / speak / to him. (just)

8 I / not read / his new book. (yet)

Посмотрите на картинки и прочитайте диалоги. Затем дополните их причастием прошедшего времени из списка.

Ответ:

1

A: Have you finished the washing-up?

B: Not yet.

A: Have you started it?

B: Er...yes.

A: What's that noise? Have you broken something?

B: Sorry. Only a glass.

--- Перевод ---

A: Ты закончил мыть посуду?

B: Ещё нет.

A: Ты начал её мыть?

B: Э... да.

A: Что это за шум? Ты что-то разбил?

B: Прости. Всего лишь стакан.

2

A: What's for dinner?

B: I don't know. I haven't made anything. I've just come home.

A: Is there anything in the fridge?

B: Not much. I haven't been to the supermarket yet.

A: Oh!

B: Maybe you can go?

--- Перевод ---

A: Что на ужин?

B: Я не знаю. Я ничего не приготовила. Я только что пришла домой.

A: В холодильнике что-нибудь есть?

B: Не очень. Я ещё не была в супермаркете.

A: Ох!

B: Может быть, ты сходишь?

3

A: Are you going to take the rubbish out?

B: I've already done it.

A: And have you put a new bag in the bin?

B: No, I couldn't find the bags.

--- Перевод ---

A: Ты собираешься вынести мусор?

B: Я уже это сделал.

A: А ты вставил новый пакет в ведро?

B: Нет, я не смог найти пакеты.

Прослушайте и проверьте. У вас когда-нибудь бывают такие разговоры? С кем?

Ответ:

Для ответа на первую часть вопроса ("Прослушайте и проверьте") недостаточно данных.

Yes, I sometimes have conversations like these with my parents about chores around the house.

--- Перевод ---

Да, у меня иногда бывают подобные разговоры с родителями о домашних делах.

Посмотрите на выделенные слова в диалогах. Затем сопоставьте предложения 1-4 с a-d.

Ответ:

1 - d

2 - c

3 - b

4 - a

Напишите предложения в Present Perfect.

Ответ:

1 She's bought a new jacket. / Она купила новую куртку.

2 He hasn't found a job yet. / Он ещё не нашёл работу.

3 Have you spoken to Mr Jackson? / Вы говорили с мистером Джексоном?

4 We've found a fantastic hotel. / Мы нашли фантастический отель.

5 They haven't finished eating. / Они не закончили есть.

6 Have you seen Peter recently? / Ты видел Питера в последнее время?

7 Have you done your homework? / Ты сделал свою домашнюю работу?

8 We haven't replied to their email yet. / Мы ещё не ответили на их электронное письмо.

Напишите предложения или вопросы с yet, just или already.

Ответ:

1 I've just had breakfast. / Я только что позавтракал.

2 Have you finished your dinner yet? / Ты уже закончил ужинать?

3 The film has already started. / Фильм уже начался.

4 I haven't met his girlfriend yet. / Я ещё не встречался с его девушкой.

5 They've just got married. / Они только что поженились.

6 You're too late. He's already gone home. / Ты опоздал. Он уже ушёл домой.

7 We've just spoken to him. / Мы только что с ним поговорили.

8 I haven't read his new book yet. / Я ещё не читал его новую книгу.