http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aUniversities+tag%3aAffirmative+sentences&tag=Universities,Affirmative+sentences&orTags=0Search results for 'tag:Universities tag:Affirmative sentences' matching tags 'Universities' and 'Affirmative sentences'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlreadyOrYetInQuestions/zzdcj/post.htm#443080Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:35:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:443080Tarkowsky<P>From <FONT color=#0000ff><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv250.shtml" target="_blank" title="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv250.shtml">BBC learning English site</a></FONT></P> <P><B>already - meaning and use</B></P> <P>Whereas still and yet normally refer to present and future circumstances,<B> already </B>normally refers to something that is in the present or recent past. It is mainly used in questions and affirmative sentences and <U>usually expresses surprise that something has happened sooner than expected</U>. </P> <UL> <LI><I>When do you expect Polly to arrive? <BR>~ She's already here! Haven't you seen her?<BR><BR></I><I>Have you finished that typing already? <BR>Yes, I finished it about five minutes ago.</I></LI></UL> <P><EM></EM>&nbsp;</P><I> <P><FONT color=#000000>Another reliable source is</FONT> <STRONG>Michael Swan</STRONG> (<EM>Practical English Usage, Oxford University Press, 1997</EM>):</P> <P>"<STRONG>Already</STRONG> is used to say that something is in the present or past, not the future. <U>It may express some surprise</U> - for example, because something has happened sooner than expected. </P> <P> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2> <TR> <TD><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></TD> <TD><IMG alt="" src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/structure-common-bullet-bar-green.gif" border=0></TD> <TD><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><EM>"When's Sally going to come?" "She's </EM><STRONG><EM>already</EM></STRONG><EM> here." </EM></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><EM></EM></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG alt="" src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/structure-common-bullet-bar-green.gif" border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2>" <EM>Have you </EM><STRONG><EM>already</EM></STRONG><EM> finished? That was quick! </EM></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P> <P>In questions, we use <STRONG>yet</STRONG> to ask whether something expected has happened.</P> <P> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2> <TR> <TD><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></TD> <TD><IMG alt="" src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/structure-common-bullet-bar-green.gif" border=0></TD> <TD><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><EM>Is supper ready </EM><STRONG><EM>yet</EM></STRONG><EM>? </EM></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG alt="" src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/structure-common-bullet-bar-green.gif" border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><IMG height=1 src="http://www.britishcouncil.org/spacer.gif" width=5 border=0></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2><EM>Has the postman come </EM><STRONG><EM>yet</EM></STRONG><EM>?" </EM></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></P> <P>pp. 562-63 </P> </I>