Question

You use a______ to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence .You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence .The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off.He was already rich.He was already late for his appointment.Get 10% off our already low prices!Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello. adverbYou use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause . Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.They had already voted for him at the first ballot.The group has already shed 10,000 jobs.I already told you not to come over.They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already.You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence .The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off.He was already rich.He was already late for his appointment.Get 10% off our already low prices!Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello.

Accepted Answer

already A2

query	You use a______ to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence .You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence . The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off. He was already rich. He was already late for his appointment. Get 10% off our already low prices! Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello.
word	already
full-definition	adverb You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause . Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense. They had already voted for him at the first ballot. The group has already shed 10,000 jobs. I already told you not to come over. They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already. You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb 'be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence . The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off. He was already rich. He was already late for his appointment. Get 10% off our already low prices! Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello.
cefr-level	A2

Verb Exists Show Moment Situation Present Earlier Time