【already/just/yet】
Already and yet are usually used with the present perfect tense, but in AmE they can also be used with the simple past tense.
Already与yet通常与现在完成时连用,但在美国英语中也可与简单过去时连用:
I already did it. 我已经完成了。Did you eat yet? 你吃饭了吗?
However, this is much common in spken English than written and some Americans do not consider it acceptable, even in speech. The present perfect is more common in AmE and almost always used in BrE.
不过,此用法多见于口语,而且有些美国人认为,即使在口语中此用法也不可取。在美国英语中较常现在用完成时,在英国英语中则总是用现在完成时表示:
I've already done it.我已经完成了。Have you eaten yet? 你吃饭了吗?
Just is most used with the perfect tenses in BrE and with the simple past in AmE.
Just在英国英语中多与完成时连用,在美国英语中则多与简单过去时连用:
I've just had some bad news. (BrE) 我刚得到一些坏消息。(英国英语)
I just got some bad news. (AmE) 我刚得到一些坏消息。(美国英语)
Already and yet are usually used with the present perfect tense, but in AmE they can also be used with the simple past tense.
Already与yet通常与现在完成时连用,但在美国英语中也可与简单过去时连用:
I already did it. 我已经完成了。Did you eat yet? 你吃饭了吗?
However, this is much common in spken English than written and some Americans do not consider it acceptable, even in speech. The present perfect is more common in AmE and almost always used in BrE.
不过,此用法多见于口语,而且有些美国人认为,即使在口语中此用法也不可取。在美国英语中较常现在用完成时,在英国英语中则总是用现在完成时表示:
I've already done it.我已经完成了。Have you eaten yet? 你吃饭了吗?
Just is most used with the perfect tenses in BrE and with the simple past in AmE.
Just在英国英语中多与完成时连用,在美国英语中则多与简单过去时连用:
I've just had some bad news. (BrE) 我刚得到一些坏消息。(英国英语)
I just got some bad news. (AmE) 我刚得到一些坏消息。(美国英语)