Grammar: Present Perfect with Already/Yet/Just, Verb + Gerund & So/Such…That
English Grade 9 (Super Goal 3) · Unit 10: Who Used My Toothpaste? · Lesson 10-2 · Term 2
Also known as: Already yet just · Present perfect · Verb + gerund · So such that
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Lesson idea
Use the present perfect with already, yet and just; verbs followed by gerunds; two-word verbs; can't and must for deduction; and so…that and such…that.
Key points
- already (affirmative): I've already finished. yet (negative/question): Have you finished yet? I haven't finished yet. just: She has just left.
- Verb + gerund: enjoy reading, avoid eating, finish cleaning, mind waiting, suggest going, stand waiting, imagine living.
- so + adjective/adverb + that: It was so hot that we stayed inside.
- such + (a/an) + adjective + noun + that: It was such a hot day that we stayed inside.
- must = logical certainty (yes); can't = logical certainty (no): He must be tired. That can't be true.
Vocabulary
Lesson questions (12)
- "Have you cleaned your room ____?" – "No, not yet."
Answer: yet - I've ____ finished my homework, so I can play now.
Answer: already - The bus has ____ left. You missed it by one minute.
Answer: just - She hasn't called me ____.
Answer: yet - I enjoy ____ novels in my free time.
Answer: reading - You should avoid ____ too much sugar.
Answer: eating - Would you mind ____ the door, please?
Answer: closing - My friend suggested ____ to the new mall.
Answer: going - The soup was ____ hot that I couldn't eat it.
Answer: so - It was ____ a good movie that I watched it twice.
Answer: such - He has worked for twelve hours. He ____ be very tired.
Answer: must - That ____ be Ahmed; he's in London right now.
Answer: can't
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Questions about this lesson
What is the difference between already and yet?
Already is used in positive sentences: I have already cleaned. Yet is used in negatives and questions: Have you cleaned yet?
What does just mean?
It means a moment ago: I have just finished.
What is the difference between so and such?
We put so before an adjective and such before a noun. Example: The test was so difficult. It was such a difficult test. Then that introduces the result.
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