Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1
ask if already done
Use もう〜ましたか to ask whether an action has been completed by now; まだです means it is not done yet.
Look at the two plates. Who has already eaten lunch? You can ask using 「もう」.
「もうVましたか」 asks whether an action has already been completed by now.
Put 「もう」 before the verb and end with 「ましたか」, as in 「もう行きましたか」.
If you have already eaten, answer 「はい、もう食べました」 to show the action is complete.
If you have not eaten yet, answer 「まだです」. It means the action is not complete yet.
「もう準備しましたか」 asks whether you have finished preparing, not whether you will prepare next.
「まだです」 means “not finished yet,” not that you will never do it.
Have you already gone?
Have you already prepared?
A: Have you already gone?
B: Not yet.
A: Have you already prepared?
B: No, not yet. I'm going to prepare now.
A: Have you already memorized the kanji?
B: Yes. I've already memorized them.
A: Have you already left the house?
A: Have you already arrived?
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
Have you already arrived at the station?
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
昼ごはんは食べましたか。
Have you already had lunch?
B: Yes, I arrived five minutes ago.
A: Have you eaten lunch?
B: Yes, I've already eaten.
A: Have you prepared for tomorrow?
B: Not yet. I'll do it now.
A: Have you already arrived at the station? are you going to read a book at the station?
B: Yes, I've already arrived. My friend has come too.
