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JLPT N5 · Grammar
Highlighted parts are the fixed pieces of the pattern; the rest changes with the word you attach it to.
## What it means **もう〜ましたか** means "have you already done...?" It's how you ask whether something has happened yet.
## When to use it Put もう before the ました-form (past polite form) of the verb, then add か to make it a question: もう晩ご飯を食べましたか means "have you already eaten dinner?" There are two natural ways to answer: if it's done, say はい、もう〜ました ("yes, I already did..."); if it isn't done yet, say いいえ、まだです ("no, not yet").
## Don't confuse it with A common mistake is answering "not yet" with まだ〜ませんでした, which sounds awkward here. The natural short answer for "not yet" is simply **いいえ、まだです**, without repeating the verb at all.
もう晩ご飯を食べましたか。
Have you eaten dinner yet?
はい、もう食べました。
Yes, I've already eaten.
いいえ、まだです。
No, not yet.
もう宿題をしましたか。
Have you done your homework yet?
もう手紙を書きましたか。
Have you written the letter yet?
もう薬を飲みましたか。
Have you taken your medicine yet?
もう買い物に行きましたか。
Have you gone shopping yet?
もう起きましたか。
Are you already up?