Grammar focus

1 - Look at the examples below and complete these explanations with yet, not yet or already.
When we talk about time up to and including the present moment, we use:

1. Already when the action is complete (sometimes we’re surprised because the action is completed
earlier than we thought)
2. Not yet when the action is not completed (but we think it will happen)
3. yet to ask if the action is complete.

Examples ❊❊❊ Present Perfect Simple ❊❊❊

(?) Have you sold the car yet?
(+) I’ve already booked the ticket
( - ) She hasn’t phoned yet.
Subject + have/has + past participle
I’ve already sold the car
Use the present perfect to talk about action that
begin in the past have an effect on the present

2 - Look at the list and write sentences to say what Mel has / hasn’t done

1. sell the car ✔ 1. Example: She’s already sold the car.

2. transfer the money ✗ 2. She hasn´t transferred the money yet.
3. have my vaccinations ✔ 3. She hasn´t her vacations yet
4. renew my passport ✔ 4. She´s already renewed her pass part
5. get a visa ✗
5. She´s already got a visa
6. book the ticket ✔
6. She hasn´t booked the ticket yet
7. book a hotel room ✗
8. pack my cases ✗ 7. She hasn´t booked a hotel room
8. She hasn´t packed her cases yet
3 - In pairs, compare your answers. Take turn to ask and answer.
Example: A.Has she sold the car yet?

B. Yes, she has. / No, not yet.

4 - Look at the list below and in pairs, ask EACH OTHER what you have / haven’t done in London.
Example: A. Have you been to the National Gallery yet?

B. Yes, i’ve already been there.

1. go to Brick Lane Market

Hare you been to Brick Lane Market yet?
2. watch a musical
Hare you watched a musical yet?
3. eat Fish and Chips
Hare you eaten Fish and chips yet?
4. go on the London Eye
Hare you been an the London eye yet?
5. visit the Tate Modern
Hare you visited the tate modern yet?
6. see a football match in a pub
Hare you seen a football match in a pub yet?
7. take a walk in Hyde Park
Hare you taken a walk in Hyde Park yet?
8. speak to a Londoner
Hare you spaken to a Londoner yet?