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Julia Bay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

grammar: time expressions with present perfect

which time expression goes into the gap?
A: Is Akim at home, ... please?
B: No, I'm afraid he's already gone out.

The answer key suggests that it should be "just" but it doesn't make sense at all.

They suggest the following list of expressions to choose from: ever, never, already, yet, just
  

Top answer

B: No, I'm afraid he's already gone out. OK. 'Already' suggests there was some expectation that he would go out.

— Clive

  • B: No, I'm afraid he's already gone out.
  • OK.
  • 'Already' suggests there was some expectation that he would go out.
  • B: No, I'm afraid he's just gone out.
  • OK.
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B: No, I'm afraid he's already gone out. OK. 'Already' suggests there was some expectation that he would go out.

B: No, I'm afraid he's just gone out. OK. 'Just' means that he went out very recently, eg a few minutes ago.
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sorry for having misled you:) I meant the gap before the word "please":) I totally get everything in the second phrase. The one i'm concerned about is the first utterance.
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None of these fit, and I can't think of any word that naturally belongs there.
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that's what i was talking about:) sometimes answer keys give weird options:)
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A: Is Akim at home, ... please?
B: No, I'm afraid he's already gone out.

'yet' works in the question, but the natural answer would be something like:

I'm afraid he came home, but he's already gone out again.
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