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