Tema 4 A (GRAMMAR)

Present perfect

•           We often use the present perfect to talk about the recent past, not saying exactly when things happened.
•           We often use the present perfect to give news.

Mary’s had her baby! A parcel has arrived for you.

	Subject		Full form		Contraction		Past participle
+	I/you/we/they		have		‘ve		finished the exercise
	He/she/it		has		‘s
-	I/you/we/they		have not		haven’t
	He/she/it		has not		hasn’t
?	have	I/you/we/they		finished the exercise		Yes, I have/ No, I haven’t
	has	he/she/it				Ye, he has/ No, he hasn’t

Yet, just, already

·        We often use yet, just and already with the present perfect.

1. Use yet in ? and – sentences to ask if something has happened or to say if it hasn’t  happened. Put yet at the end of the sentence.
2. Use just in + sentences to say that something happened very recently. Put just before the main verb.
3. Use already in + sentences to say that something happened before now or earlier than expected. Put already  before the main verb.

Have you done your homework yet? No, not yet. I haven’t finished yet. My sister’s just started a new job. Do you want to see this film? No, I’ve already seen it three times.