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Already, Yet. Present Perfect
Already, Yet. Present Perfect
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• Something that began in the past
• That continues to the present
• (May or may not continue into the
future)
• I have lived in Glendale for six months.
• I have been a teacher for 12 years.
• I have studied English since high school.
• Use already, yet, & still to talk about things that
happened at an indefinite (not exact) time in the past
• *The past event is important to the present
moment
• Other examples?
• *Sometimes “already” suggests
that there is no need for repetition
• Example:
• A: We should invite Laura to the
party.
• B: I’ve already called her.
• (You don’t need to call her again.)
• Use it to check if something has
happened before now
• *We often use this when we expect that
something has happened or will happen soon
• Example:
• Have you finished your essay yet?
• (I expect that you have finished or will finish
soon)
• Use it to show that something that
was expected has not happened
• Example:
• She hasn’t finished her essay yet.
• (I expected her to finish it because it’s due
today)
• Use it to talk about something that
hasn’t finished
• We use this when we expected something
to finish earlier (similar to “not yet”)
• *Shows the speaker is surprised or
unhappy
• Example:
• He still hasn’t finished his homework.
• Still is also used to show that
something continues
• *This meaning is not used with present
perfect
• Example:
• I am still working at Kohl’s.
• Do you still want to have lunch tomorrow?
• Already: earlier than expected
• Between “have/has” and the past
participle (She has already eaten.)
• At the end of the clause (She has eaten
already.)
• Yet: something expected hasn’t happened;
check if something happened
• Usually at the end of the clause (I haven’t eaten
yet.)
• Still: something hasn’t finished
• Make sentences about the To Do list
using “already,” “yet,” and “still.” Work
with a partner.
Use the words below to form present perfect tense sentences using yet or already. Don't forget to put a full-
stop at the end of each sentence.