英語already的用法
英語already的用法
1.表示“已經”,通常用于肯定句,不用于否定句或疑問句(此時要用yet ).如:
Has he started yet? 他動身了嗎?
He has already started.他已經動身了.
He hasn’t yet started./ He hasn’t started yet.他還沒有動身.
2.有時也用于疑問句,但往往含有問話人希望得到一個肯定回答或含有驚訝之意.如:
Is he back already 他怎么已回來了?
Has she gone to bed already? 她不是已經上床了嗎?
3.一般說來,already 不用于否定句,但它有時可用于否定的條件狀語從句中.如:
If he hasn’t seen the film already,he may get the ticket.
假若他還未看過這電影,他呆以弄到票的.
4.與already 連用的時態(tài):
(1) 與行為動詞的完成體連用.如:
He has read the book already.他已讀過這本書.
By this time tomorrow I’ll have finished the job already.
到明天這個時候,我將已做完這工作.
(2) 與行為動詞的進行體連用.如:
He is already working.這已經在工作了.
When I came in,he was already laying the table.
我進來時,他已在擺桌子了.
(3) 與持續(xù)性動詞或狀態(tài)動詞的一般現(xiàn)在時或一般過去時連用.如:
It’s already late.已經遲了.
He already knew about it.那時他已知道此事了.