The document discusses the usage of the words "just", "yet", "still", and "already" in the present perfect tense in English. It provides examples of how each word is used with the present perfect to talk about actions or events that have been completed recently, that have not finished yet, or that have finished earlier than expected.
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The document discusses the usage of the words "just", "yet", "still", and "already" in the present perfect tense in English. It provides examples of how each word is used with the present perfect to talk about actions or events that have been completed recently, that have not finished yet, or that have finished earlier than expected.
The document discusses the usage of the words "just", "yet", "still", and "already" in the present perfect tense in English. It provides examples of how each word is used with the present perfect to talk about actions or events that have been completed recently, that have not finished yet, or that have finished earlier than expected.
Perfect to say that you have just done something. Form: S + have / has + just + PP Eg. I have just baked a cake. She has just called me. He has just eaten lunch. We have just studied Present Perfect. I’ve just said so!
Yet => is used to talk about something that is
expected to happen soon. It is used with questions and negative sentences.
S+ haven’t / hasn’t + PP + O + yet. (negative
sentence) Eg. I haven’t been to Costa Rica yet. Have/Has+S+PP+O+yet? (question) Eg. Have you eaten lunch yet? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. Still – is used to talk about something that hasn’t finished yet; you’re still doing something. It can be used in many tenses in English, not just Present Perfect. Eg. Have you finished reading Harry Potter yet? No, I’m still reading it. No, I still haven’t finished it. Have you learnt Present Perfect yet? No, I am still learning. No, I still haven’t finished (studying it).
Already -> is used to say that something has
already happened, earlier than expected. An action is finished. Form1: S+have/has+already+PP Eg. I have already studied Present Perfect. Form 2: S+have/has+PP+already. I have studied resent Perfect already. Practice makes you perfect. I’m starving – I am very hungry To starve – to be very hungry