Present perfect + already/yet
teacher Denise Moraes
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Present perfect (review) We use present perfect to talk about an experience in the past. The action has a result in the present and time is NOT mentioned/specified
I, you, we, they I have bought a new tablet auxiliary verb have/has
past participle 3rd column
I have not bought a new tablet auxiliary verb have/has
?
not
past participle 3rd column
Have I bought a new tablet? auxiliary verb have/has
past participle 3rd column
he, she it He has bought a new tablet. auxiliary verb have/has
past participle 3rd column
He has not bought a new tablet. auxiliary verb have/has
?
not
past participle 3rd column
Has he bought a new tablet? auxiliary verb have/has
past participle 3rd column
teacher Denise Moraes
Present perfect + already We use already with the present perfect to say that an event happened sooner than we expected. We use already with:
Affirmative statements I have already read that book He has already drunk coffee We have already eaten pizza In affirmatives, already goes after have/has and before the past participle
Questions Have you already called her? Has she already done the dishes?
Has he already slept? In questions, already goes after the noun/pronoun and before the past participle
teacher Denise Moraes
Present perfect + yet We use yet with the present perfect to to talk about something that hasn’t happened, but we expect that it will. We use yet with:
Negative statements I haven’t read that book yet He hasn’t drunk coffee yet
We haven’t eaten pizza yet In negatives, yet goes after the past participle
Questions Have you called her yet? Has she done the dishes yet? Has he slept yet? In questions, yet goes after the past participle
teacher Denise Moraes
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