PrésentNiveau d’anglais A2
Already / Just / Yet
Les trois mots qui vivent dans le Present Perfect : just pour il y a un instant, already pour plus tôt que prévu, yet pour ce qui n’a pas encore eu lieu.
Règle
Place just et already entre have/has et le V3. Place yet à la fin de la phrase, et uniquement dans les négations et les questions.
Astuce
Deux se placent au milieu, un attend à la fin : I have just eaten, I have already eaten — mais I haven't eaten yet.
Structure
| just : il y a un instant | Subject + have/has + just + V3 | I have just finished work.She has just left the office. |
|---|---|---|
| already : plus tôt que prévu | Subject + have/has + already + V3 | We have already seen this film.He has already paid the bill. |
| yet : négative (-) | Subject + haven't/hasn't + V3 + ... + yet | I haven't read the book yet.They haven't arrived yet. |
| yet : interrogative (?) | Have/Has + subject + V3 + ... + yet? | Have you finished yet?Has the train left yet? |
Comparaison
| already (+) | yet (- / ?) |
|---|---|
| Affirmative seulement : I have already eaten. | Négative et question : I haven't eaten yet. |
| C’est déjà fait : The film has already started. | On attend encore : The film hasn't started yet. |
| Position centrale : She has already called. | Position finale : Has she called yet? |
En conversation
- AHave you packed for the trip yet?
- BI've already packed the clothes, but I haven't found my passport yet.
- AI have just seen it on the kitchen table.
Erreurs fréquentes
Incorrect : I have finished my homework yet.Correct : I have already finished my homework.Yet ne fonctionne pas dans une phrase affirmative : emploie already.Incorrect : I haven't already eaten.Correct : I haven't eaten yet.Les négations prennent yet, et il se place à la fin.Incorrect : She has arrived just.Correct : She has just arrived.Just se place entre has et V3, jamais à la fin.
Remarques
- Already dans une question marque la surprise : Have you already finished? (déjà !)
- Yet peut aussi signifier « jusqu’ici » dans une question : Has he called you yet?
- En anglais américain courant, on entend le Past Simple avec ces mots : I just ate. L’anglais britannique garde le Present Perfect : I have just eaten.
Exercices
I've mot manquant sent the email, so you don't need to.
She hasn't called me mot manquant.
He has mot manquant arrived - one minute ago.
Have you mot manquant the news yet?