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Present Perfect with just,
3.2 already, (not) yet and
Past Simple
We use the Present Perfect to talk about actions which
happened and finished in the past, but we do not know when
exacly or it is not important:
T have read many biographies and autobiographies.
(It's not important when I did it.)
Common time expressions used with the Present Perfect:
ever - used in questions:
Have you ever been to an art galery?
* never - used in negative sentences:
My grandparents have never left England.
6 since then:
She won The X Factor in 2006. Since then she has sold
millions of albums.
already and just - used mainly in affirmative sentences:
Thave already seen this film.
They have just left.
* yet - used in negative sentences and questions and always
at the end of the sentence:
Thaven't seen her yet.
Has she written any songs yet?
If we want to say when something happened, we use the Past
Simple. We also use the Past Simple in questions with when.
She won a Grammy in 2009.
When did yoน see Blur play live?
Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or
Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
(you/ever/be) to the opera?
(go) last month. |
1 A:
B: Yes. |
(see) Madama Butterfly by Puccini.
(write) many crime stories.
(write) her latest crime story in 2014.
2 Claire Richards
She
(ust/upload) some videos.
(release) his new
3 Look, Pierre
4 My favourite singer
single last week, but |
5 Emily
(not hear) it yet.
(already/buy) a birthday present for
her mum.
(you/do) your homework yet?
(finish) an hour ago.
6 Aะ
B: Yes, I
