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Traduzione e definizione
already: già
Have you already eaten dinner? Did you eat before you left home? Hai già cenato/a? Hai mangiato prima di uscire di casa?
I have already seen that movie. I saw it last week. Ho già visto quel film. L'ho visto la settimana scorsa.
or I've seen that movie already. I saw it last week. Ho già visto quel film. L'ho visto la settimana scorsa.
or I've seen that movie already. I saw it last week. Ho già visto quel film. L'ho visto la settimana scorsa.
Pronunciation examples
UK: I've already read that book.
US: Have you already finished? That was quick!
Esempi
- "Ms. Lohan already sits on our board of trustees, however she is considering investing a large amount of capital in the company, which would allow us to finally purchase the island zoo that everyone keeps asking about."
- "I have already booked a flight to San Francisco."
- "Democracy has already been to Kazakhstan, and England is a scary, undeveloped country that we should avoid at all costs."
- "I can smell the poo already, and we haven't even opened the door yet!"
- "Horatio : I already have a song."
- "Jean : Tell me Edward, have you already been in France?"
- "You've only been alive for a matter of months, but I've already had reports of public indecency, aggressive lullaby singing, diaper throwing, tummy aches, temper tantrums, loud crying and some very serious accusations of milk abuse."
- "I'm sending over some of Edward Moon's hair, and, well, you already have my DNA on file somewhere, I suppose."
- "25 years and it's already obsolete, that one."
- "Susie : It's already written."
- "Susie : Bruno and I have already spoken about this latest Kalvin Krime campaign, and he agrees with me that it's not the kind of thing we want to get involved in."
- "Our entire advertising budget is already spent!"
- "Brian : No, Warbuckle has already eaten."
- "Ms. Lohan already sits on our board of trustees, however she is considering investing a large amount of capital in the company, which would allow us to finally purchase the island zoo that Horatio keeps asking for."
- "Bruno : Actually we already have an office in Sydney which I want to expand, but Glenn tells me that New Zealand is a viable alternative."
- "Bruno : I'm already naked."
- "Every comedy show has already parodied every Aaron Sorkin trope: the walking and talking..."
- "I've already sneezed several times on this form. Sorry."
Esercizio 1
Polly: Horatio, I thought you had read Bruno's email about smoking in the laboratory.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it . I don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are very confusing to me.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it . I don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are very confusing to me.
Polly: Horatio, I thought you had already 1 read Bruno's email about smoking in the laboratory.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it yet 2. I still 3 don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are still 4 very confusing to me.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it yet 2. I still 3 don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are still 4 very confusing to me.
1 already: We use 'already' to express that an action has occurred. Here Polly is assuming that Horatio had read Bruno's note, which he was supposed to do. Note that 'already' is generally used in affirmative statements such as this one, and is never used in negative interrogative constructions: 'Haven't you already read Bruno's note?' is grammatically incorrect.
1 yet: 'Yet' does not make sense in this construction. 'Yet' cannot be used to express the sense of an action which has already occurred, which is required in this construction.
1 still: 'Still' is inappropriate here. However, if Polly were posing a question, she could ask 'You still haven't read Bruno's email? He sent it three weeks ago!'
2 yet: In this sentence, 'yet' indicates an action which has not been completed (Horatio reading Bruno's email). Using 'yet' here indicates that Horatio will eventually read the email, but that up until this point, he hasn't.
2 still: 'Still' does not work in this part of the sentence. However, if 'still' preceded the verb in the sentence (I still haven't read it), this sentence would make sense. When 'yet' is used to indicate an uncompleted action, it is generally used at the end of the construction.
2 already: 'Already' does not fit in this construction. We don't use 'already' in negative constructions such as this one. However, if Horatio was making an affirmative statement, he might say 'I have already read it'.
3 still: 'Still' can be used to describe an uncompleted action, or an action which remains to be finished. In this case, Horatio is expressing that he does not understand how his computer works, and that he continues to be confused by it. 'Still' indicates that the action of understanding the computer is 'ongoing' or continuous. 'A mysterious (object)' is puzzling, confusing or enigmatic.
3 yet: 'Yet' is grammatically incorrect here. 'Yet' cannot be used interchangeably with 'still', although they can express the same ideas. If we were to place 'yet' at the end of the phrase (I don't understand how to use this mysterious computer yet), the sentence would be correct and express the same meaning as the sentence 'I still don't understand how to use this mysterious computer.'
3 already: 'Already' does not fit in this sentence. The term 'already' cannot be used interchangeably with 'still', which in this construction expresses that Horatio continues to be confused by his computer.
4 still: 'Still' can be used to describe an uncompleted action, or an action which remains to be finished. Here it tells us that 'the ways of modern men' continue to confuse Horatio: he was confused in the past and continues to be confused at present.
4 already: 'Already' implies that an action is being repeated or has been completed (I have already read this report, I don't need to read it again). It does not make sense to use it in this sentence.
Esercizio 2
"Okay, moving right along, you haven't given me your name yet, have you?"
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "yet" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "yet" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
"Okay, moving right along, you haven't given me your name yet, have you?"
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "yet" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
From the list below, select the sentence(s) which use(s) the term "yet" correctly.
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is grammatically incorrect. If the speaker has already been told the other person's name, but has forgotten it, they could say "could you remind me of your name, again?".
This sentence is grammatically incorrect. It could read "I have already been to the Moon three times" if the speaker has visited the moon three times in the past.
This is a correct use of "yet". The expression "it's early yet" means "it is still early", or "it is not late". Example: "-I want to go home! -Oh, be quiet: it's early yet and we still have eight pubs to visit".
This sentence does not make sense. It should read "are you still planning to get married on Sunday, even if it rains?".
This statement uses the term "yet" correctly. When we ask someone if they have "done something yet", we are asking if they "have already done" it, to check that the action has been completed. Example: "Has George decided whether to commit suicide yet?".
This sentence uses "yet" correctly. We use the idiom "yet another" to create an idea of a long list. Example: "I've had yet another person asking to be my friend on bacefook. I'm so popular, it's ridiculous!".
Esercizio 3
Polly: Horatio, I thought you had read Bruno's email about smoking in the laboratory.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it . I don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are very confusing to me.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it . I don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are very confusing to me.
Polly: Horatio, I thought you had already 1 read Bruno's email about smoking in the laboratory.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it yet 2. I still 3 don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are still 4 very confusing to me.
Horatio: No, I haven't read it yet 2. I still 3 don't understand how to use this mysterious computer. The ways of modern men are still 4 very confusing to me.
1 already: We use 'already' to express that an action has occurred. Here Polly is assuming that Horatio had read Bruno's note, which he was supposed to do. Note that 'already' is generally used in affirmative statements such as this one, and is never used in negative interrogative constructions: 'Haven't you already read Bruno's note?' is grammatically incorrect.
1 yet: 'Yet' does not make sense in this construction. 'Yet' cannot be used to express the sense of an action which has already occurred, which is required in this construction.
1 still: 'Still' is inappropriate here. However, if Polly were posing a question, she could ask 'You still haven't read Bruno's email? He sent it three weeks ago!'
2 yet: In this sentence, 'yet' indicates an action which has not been completed (Horatio reading Bruno's email). Using 'yet' here indicates that Horatio will eventually read the email, but that up until this point, he hasn't.
2 still: 'Still' does not work in this part of the sentence. However, if 'still' preceded the verb in the sentence (I still haven't read it), this sentence would make sense. When 'yet' is used to indicate an uncompleted action, it is generally used at the end of the construction.
2 already: 'Already' does not fit in this construction. We don't use 'already' in negative constructions such as this one. However, if Horatio was making an affirmative statement, he might say 'I have already read it'.
3 still: 'Still' can be used to describe an uncompleted action, or an action which remains to be finished. In this case, Horatio is expressing that he does not understand how his computer works, and that he continues to be confused by it. 'Still' indicates that the action of understanding the computer is 'ongoing' or continuous. 'A mysterious (object)' is puzzling, confusing or enigmatic.
3 yet: 'Yet' is grammatically incorrect here. 'Yet' cannot be used interchangeably with 'still', although they can express the same ideas. If we were to place 'yet' at the end of the phrase (I don't understand how to use this mysterious computer yet), the sentence would be correct and express the same meaning as the sentence 'I still don't understand how to use this mysterious computer.'
3 already: 'Already' does not fit in this sentence. The term 'already' cannot be used interchangeably with 'still', which in this construction expresses that Horatio continues to be confused by his computer.
4 still: 'Still' can be used to describe an uncompleted action, or an action which remains to be finished. Here it tells us that 'the ways of modern men' continue to confuse Horatio: he was confused in the past and continues to be confused at present.
4 already: 'Already' implies that an action is being repeated or has been completed (I have already read this report, I don't need to read it again). It does not make sense to use it in this sentence.
Esercizio 4
After he discovers that he has fired one of Bruno's cousins, Kevin says that he .
After he discovers that he has fired one of Bruno's cousins, Kevin says that he is planning to reinstate him.
is planning to reinstate him: Kevin says: "I'll have him reinstated right away". "I'll" is a contraction of "I will", which tells us that Kevin has not yet reinstated the cousin, but that he "will do it", or "intends to do it".
has already had him reinstated: Because Kevin uses the future construction "I will" it is not possible that he "has already" reinstated Bruno's cousin.
is reinstating him currently: Because Kevin uses the future construction "I will" it is not possible that he "is reinstating" Bruno's cousin at the present time.
cannot have him reinstated: In fact, Kevin says that he "will" have the cousin reinstated. He says nothing about "not being able" to do this.
Esercizio 5
Bruno: Since these negotiations are taking longer than I had planned, I'm be out of town until next Tuesday. Do you think you could reschedule all of my appointments?
Polly: Sure. That should be no problem. However, you have an extremely important meeting with a potential customer on Monday. And they are refuse another appointment.
Bruno: Well, I do have very urgent matters to attend to out of town. Were they place an order?
Polly: I believe that was the topic of the meeting.
Polly: Sure. That should be no problem. However, you have an extremely important meeting with a potential customer on Monday. And they are refuse another appointment.
Bruno: Well, I do have very urgent matters to attend to out of town. Were they place an order?
Polly: I believe that was the topic of the meeting.
Bruno: Since these negotiations are taking longer than I had planned, I'm liable to 1 be out of town until next Tuesday. Do you think you could reschedule all of my appointments?
Polly: Sure. That should be no problem. However, you have an extremely important meeting with a potential customer on Monday. And they are liable to 2 refuse another appointment.
Bruno: Well, I do have very urgent matters to attend to out of town. Were they likely to 3 place an order?
Polly: I believe that was the topic of the meeting.
Polly: Sure. That should be no problem. However, you have an extremely important meeting with a potential customer on Monday. And they are liable to 2 refuse another appointment.
Bruno: Well, I do have very urgent matters to attend to out of town. Were they likely to 3 place an order?
Polly: I believe that was the topic of the meeting.
1 liable to: This is the best choice here. 'Liable' expresses a possible risk. Bruno is telling Polly that there is a risk he will be staying out of town until next Tuesday.
1 likely: 'Likely' is grammatically incorrect here. We could say, however: 'I'm likely to be out of the office until Tuesday', though 'liable' is the better choice in this context.
1 due: 'Due' is grammatically incorrect here. We cannot use 'due' in such a construction without 'to'. Also, we would not use 'due to' in this context.
1 already: 'Already' is grammatically incorrect in this context. We cannot use 'already' in between 'I'm' and 'be'. We could say, however: 'I'm always out of town on Tuesdays'.
2 liable to: This is the best choice here. 'Liable' expresses a possible risk. Polly is explaining to Bruno the possible 'risk' that their potential customer may not be willing to reschedule the meeting.
2 not: 'Not' is grammatically incorrect here. We could say however: 'They are not going to refuse another appointment' or 'They will not refuse another appointment'.
2 due: 'Due' is grammatically incorrect here. We cannot use 'due' in this context without it being followed by 'to'. However, the phrase: 'They are due to refuse another appointment' is still not the correct use of the phrase.
3 likely to: This is the best choice here. 'Likely to' expresses the possibility of the customer placing an order.
3 most likely to: This choice does not make sense in this context. 'Most likely' (when it means 'very likely' or 'quite likely') is almost never used in questions in English. We could say, however: 'I am most likely going to be out very late tonight'.
3 liable to: This choice does not make sense in this context. 'Liable' expresses a possible risk. And Bruno would not refer to a possible order as a 'risk'.
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