Step 31: Just, Already, Yet

📖 Read — A Busy Morning at the Millers'

It's Saturday morning at the Miller house. Mrs. Miller is checking everyone's jobs. “Ethan, have you cleaned your room yet?” — “I've just finished it, Mom! And I've already made my bed.”

Lily has just finished breakfast. “Have you packed your bag yet, Lily?” — “Not yet. But Dad has already left for the store.” Mrs. Miller smiles. “Great! We haven't locked the door yet, so hurry up — the bus is coming!”

🔊 Listen to the text

🧩 Grammar — Just, Already, Yet (with the Present Perfect)

Use just for something finished a very short time ago: I've just finished. Use already when something is done before now (often earlier than expected): I've already made my bed. Use yet in questions and negative sentences, at the END: Have you finished yet? I haven't finished yet. Just and already go between have/has and the participle.

• I've just finished my homework.
• She has already left.
• Have you packed yet?
• We haven't eaten yet.

🏗️ Key structures

• I've just ___ — I've just finished breakfast.
• She has already ___ — She has already sent the email.
• Have you ___ yet? / I haven't ___ yet — Have you arrived yet? — No, I haven't arrived yet.

⭐ Idiom & natural phrases

🔤 New words

🎧 Say it with me

I’ve just finished my homework, and I’ve already packed my bag. But I haven’t had breakfast yet!

🔊 Listen & repeat

🎤 Your turn to speak

Talk about this morning: one thing you've just done, one thing you've already done, and one thing you haven't done yet.

Say it out loud three times. Even better: record it on your phone and listen — your ear is your best teacher.

✍️ Your turn to write

Write 4 sentences about your morning with just, already, and yet (one question with yet).

Self-check: capital letters? Full stops? Did you use the grammar of this step?

📝 Quick check