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もう①
already
Explanation
NOTE

The adverb もう means already when used with a completed action or the past tense. It indicates that something has happened sooner than expected or is already done.

STRUCTURE
もう ...Vた
宿題しゅくだいはもうした。
Shukudai wa mō shita.
I already did the homework.
もう食たべた。
Mō tabeta.
I already ate.
その映画えいがはもう見みた。
Sono eiga wa mō mita.
I already saw that movie.
Example sentences
もうご飯はんを食たべました。
I already ate.
もう五時ごじです。
It's already five o'clock.
もう宿題しゅくだいが終おわりました。
The homework is already finished.

Practice exercises

1
宿題しゅくだいはもう終おわった。
The homework is already done.
Answer
もう
2
もう映画えいがを見みた。
I already watched the movie.
Answer
もう
3
もう帰かえった。
I already went home.
Answer
もう
4
もう食たべた。
I already ate.
Answer
もう
5
その映画えいがはもう見みた。
I already saw that movie.
Answer
もう
6
荷物にもつはもう届とどきました。
The package has already arrived.
Answer
もう
7
申込もうしこみはもう締しめ切きった。
Registration has already closed.
Answer
もう