Common Mistakes : Already

Already – Adverb

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BAD: Next July I’m going back to Hong Kong. I booked the tickets already

GOOD: Next July I’m going back to Hong Kong. I’ve booked the tickets already

Already is usually used with the present perfect tense (NOT the past tense): If he’s already seen the film, he won’t want to see it again

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BAD: Most of the food is cold already when you get it

GOOD: Most of the food is already cold when you get it

BAD: They had already ten children and didn’t want any more

GOOD: They already had ten children and didn’t want any more

GOOD: They had ten children already and didn’t want any more

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BAD: The war is not over already

GOOD: The war is not over yet

BAD: The new shop has not been opened already

GOOD: The new shop has not been opened yet

Instead of using not + already, use not + yet : ‘We haven’t been paid yet.’ The plane hasn’t landed yet