Already se utiliza para decir que algo ha sucedido previamente, se puede traducir como ya. Se utiliza en oraciones afirmativas y preguntas.
Ejemplos:
- She has already called. (Ella ya ha llamado)
- She has already found a new job. (Ella ya ha encontrado un nuevo trabajo)
- I have already signed the contract. (Yo ya he firmado el contrato)
- Has the plane already left the airport? (¿El avión ya salió del aeropuerto?)
- Have the police already found him? (¿La policía ya lo encontró?)
- I have already mailed the letter. (Ya he enviado la carta)
- He has already paid the bill. (Él ya ha pagado la factura)
- She has already bought a new house. (Ella ya ha comprado una nueva casa)
- I have already been in France two times. (Ya he estado en Francia dos veces)
- The mail has already arrived. (El correo ya ha llegado)
- The class has already begun. (La clase ya ha comenzado)
- She is here already. (Ella ya está aquí)
- He was already well on his way to achieving it. (Él ya estaba en camino de lograrlo)
- He was already famous at that stage. (Él ya era famoso en esta etapa)
- The answer is already known. (La respuesta ya se conoce)