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JLPT N5 · Verb forms and tenses

もうVました／まだVていません

Shows whether an action is done or not yet

Meaning

Shows whether an action is done or not yet.

Formation

  1. Done: もう + Vました
  2. Not yet: まだ + Vていません (for “not yet” up to now, not まだVませんでした)

When to use it

Core use
Shows whether an action is done or not yet

Examples

15 sentences

  • もう宿題しゅくだいをしました

    I have already done my homework.

  • まだ昼ご飯ひるごはんを食べたべていません

    I have not eaten lunch yet.

  • 兄あにはまだ仕事しごとから帰ってかえっていません

    My older brother has not come home from work yet.

  • 荷物にもつはもう送りおくりましたか

    Have you sent the parcel already?

  • いいえまだです

    No, not yet.

  • もう朝ご飯あさごはんを食べたべました

    I have already eaten breakfast.

  • まだ切符きっぷを買っかっていません

    I have not bought a ticket yet.

  • 先生せんせいはもう来きましたか

    Has the teacher arrived already?

7 more examples

  • 弟おとうとはまだ起きおきていません

    My younger brother has not got up yet.

  • 父ちちはもうたばこを吸いすいません

    My father does not smoke any more.

  • まだ返事へんじを書いかいていません

    I have not written a reply yet.

  • まだ雨あめが降っふっています

    It is still raining.

  • 新しいあたらしい住所じゅうしょはまだ決まっきまっていません

    The new address has not been decided yet.

  • もうお金おかねを払いはらいましたか

    Have you already paid?

  • まだ宿題しゅくだいが終わっおわっていません

    My homework is not finished yet.

Important notes

  • Four combinations mean different things: もう食べました (already ate), まだ食べていません (have not eaten yet), まだ食べています (still eating), もう食べません (will not eat any more).

Common mistakes

  • 'Not yet' is まだ + ていません, not まだ食べませんでした. まだ食べません means 'I won't eat yet', a decision to wait.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 弟おとうとはまだ起きおきていません
  2. まだ雨あめが降っふっています
  3. まだ宿題しゅくだいが終わっおわっていません

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