In this article, we will discuss adverbs that add information about time. The adverbs about to, already, just, still, yet are used to describe things that are going on, are expected or close to the present time.
We use ‘be about to do something’ to mean ‘be going to do something very soon’.
The structure is:
be + about to + base verb
| Note: In British English, these adverbs are often used with the Present Perfect tense. Americans often use the past tense. |
We use ‘already’ to say that something happened early, or earlier than we expected.
Here, ‘just’ means ‘a short time ago’.
| Note: ‘Already’ and ‘just’ come between ‘have/has’ and the Past Participle. |
We use ‘yet’ to talk about things we expect to happen.
| Note: We only use ‘yet’ in negative sentences and questions. It usually comes at the end of the sentence. |
We use ‘still’ to talk about things which have not happened or finished as we expected.
| Note: When we use ‘still’ with the present perfect, it comes before ‘have/has’. |
See how to use these adverbs in this video:
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