In this post, you’ll find how to use Italian adverbs of time GIA’ ANCORA APPENA.
Adverbs of TIME
» appena (just/as soon as)
» ancora (still/yet)
» già (already)
Generally, you place most adverbs close to the words they modify: the exception to this rule is these adverbs.
In this article, you’ll learn more about how to use GIA’ ANCORA APPENA
How to use APPENA
➠ as soon as / just
is used to indicate that the action of the main clause happens immediately after something else.
AZIONE CONCLUSA POCO TEMPO PRIMA (ACTION ENDED A LITTLE TIME BEFORE)
✎ Il treno è appena partito
(l’azione PARTIRE si è conclusa pcohi minuti prima – the action PARTIRE ended a few minutes before)
✎ Ho appena mangiato
Appena is also used with a verb either with or without NON (the meaning is the same).
More Examples:
✎ Telefonami appena hai finito (Ring me as soon as you have finished.)
✎ Appena mi ha visto è uscito (As soon as he saw me, he went out.)
✎ (non) appena lo senti fammi sapere (As soon as you hear from him, let me know.)
✎ Ho appena preso un caffè (I’ve just taken a coffee)
Appena in COMPOUND VERBS
In compound tenses, this adverb can be put between the auxiliary verb and the past participle.
When it means “as soon as” we use it before the passato prossimo.
⇒ the use of FUTURO ANTERIORE:
Ti telefonerò appena sarò arrivato a Tokyo (I’ll ring you as soon as I have arrived in Tokyo.)
How to use ANCORA
➠ again / still / yet
AZIONE NON CONCLUSA (ACTION NOT ENDED)
Il direttore non è ancora arrivato (l’azione ARRIVARE non è conclusa – the action TO ARRIVE is non ended)
Non ho ancora mangiato.
- un’altra volta, nuovamente (again)
- suonala ancora (play it again)
- esprime continuità nel tempo (still)
- qui c’è ancora molto da fare, (there is still much to do)
- nelle frasi negative l’evento non è avvenuto, ma dovrebbe avvenire (yet)
- non sono ancora arrivato (I have not arrived yet)
ANCORA in FRASE POSITIVA – > Still
Non mi ha ancora chiamato (She still hasn’t called me)
ANCORA in FRASE NEGATIVA -> Yet
Non mi ha ancora chiamato (She hasn’t called me yet)
Ancora in COMPOUND VERBS
In compound tenses, this adverb can be put between the auxiliary verb and the past participle.
How to use GIA’
➠ already / yet
AZIONE CONCLUSA (ACTION ENDED)
✎ Nicola è già arrivato (l’azione di ARRIVARE è conclusa – the action TO ARRIVE is ended)
✎ Ho già mangiato. (I have already eaten)
✎ Ho già letto quel libro (I have already read that book)
GIA‘ in FRASE POSITIVA: already
✎ Mi hanno già pagato (They have already paid me)
GIA‘ in FRASE NEGATIVA/INTERROGATIVA: Yet
✎ Sono già arrivati? (Have they arrived yet?)
Già in COMPOUND VERBS
Use This adverb between the auxiliary verb and the past participle in compound tenses.
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