Pattern 285 — Ya... — Spanish Patterns

Formula

Ya + clause / Ya no + clause

Use for

Completed actions Change of situation Impatience

Examples

Ya terminé la tarea.	I already finished the homework.
Ya no vivo allí.	I don't live there anymore.
¿Ya llegaste?	Have you arrived already?
Ya lo sabía.	I already knew that.
Ya es tarde, vámonos.	It's already late, let's go.

Swap words

Ya... _____

ya no ya está ya mismo

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Common mistake

❌ Todavía terminé la tarea. (announcing something just completed)

✅ Ya terminé la tarea.

"Ya" marks something as already done; "todavía" marks something as still ongoing — mixing them up reverses the meaning.

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