Question

Read the short dialogues and fill in yet,
already or just
1 a: i've been feeling ill all week.
b: have you seen a doctor
a: i've back from the doctor's.
he says i've got the flu.
2 a: has janet returned to work
b: no. she's still in hospital
3 a: john is staying at home again today. he's got
a temperature
b: he's
.. missed two days of
schooll i hope he gets better soon.
found out that my son
has got measles. perhaps you shouldn't come
to the house
b: oh don't worry. i've
had measles
5 a: have you done your homework
b: i'm sorry. i haven't finished
6 a: i've still got a terrible headache.
b: would you like an aspirin?
a: i've
.. taken one, but it
hasn't worked

Answer 1

1 a: i've been feeling ill all week. b: have you seen a doctor yet? a: i've just come back from the doctor's. He says I've got the flu. In this dialogue, the word "yet" is used to ask if the person has completed a certain action. In this case, the action is seeing a doctor. The response then uses the word "just" to indicate that the speaker has recently completed the action of seeing a doctor. By using "just," the speaker is emphasizing the immediate past. 2 a: has Janet returned to work yet? b: no. she's still in the hospital. In this dialogue, the word "yet" is used to ask if a certain action has occurred. The response indicates that the action has not yet occurred. "Yet" is used to show that the expected action has not happened up to the present moment. 3 a: John is staying at home again today. He's got a temperature. b: He's already missed two days of school. I hope he gets better soon. In this dialogue, the word "already" is used to emphasize that the action of missing two days of school has occurred up to the present moment. The speaker expresses the hope that John gets better soon, indicating concern for his well-being. 4 a: I found out that my son has got measles. Perhaps you shouldn't come to the house. b: Oh, don't worry. I've had measles. In this dialogue, the word "yet" is not used. Instead, the word "had" is used to indicate a past action. The speaker is assuring the other person that they are immune to measles because they have already had the illness before. 5 a: Have you done your homework yet? b: I'm sorry. I haven't finished yet. In this dialogue, the word "yet" is used to ask if a certain action has been completed. The response acknowledges that the action has not been completed up until now. 6 a: I've still got a terrible headache. b: Would you like an aspirin? a: I've already taken one, but it hasn't worked. In this dialogue, the word "already" is used to indicate that the action of taking an aspirin has been done before the present moment. The speaker further explains that the aspirin hasn't worked, indicating that the headache has not been relieved yet. Overall, the words "yet," "already," and "just" are used in these dialogues to indicate the completion or occurrence of actions up until the present moment. They provide more information about the timing and sequence of events.