Unit 1 Lesson 2

Unit 1 Lesson 2

By Andrea Almanza

Present Perfect: Already

Subject + have + already + past participle + rest

We use the expression already to talk about an action that was completed recently. Always positive. It can also be used in questions.

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Write something you have already done this month

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Write a movie you have already watched this year.

Present Perfect: Yet

Subject + have + past participle + rest + yet

We use the expression yet to talk about an action that we haven't done but we plan to do at one point in the future. Always negative. It can also be used in questions.

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Write something you haven't done yet.

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What is a talk from work you haven't finished yet.

Present Perfect: Before

Subject + have (not) + past participle + rest + before

We use the expression before to talk about a life experience. It can be used in both positive and negative sentences. It can also be used in questions.

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What is a restaurant you haven't gone to before?

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A state in Mexico you have visited before

Present Perfect: Never

Subject + have + never + past participle + rest

We use the expression never to talk about a life experience (that we don't have). It carries the same meaning as using before in a negative sentence. Only used in positive statements.

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An activity you have never done

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Something you have never eaten

Present Perfect: Always

Subject + have + always + past participle + rest

We use the expression always to talk about something we have wanted to do or have done for a long time or for something we have liked for a long time. It's always positive.

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An artist you have always liked.

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Something you have always done at home.

Present Perfect: Just

Subject + have + just + past participle + rest

We use the expression just to talk about very recent finished actions. Always used in positive statements.

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Write a place you've just visited.

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Write a task you've just finished.

Present Perfect: So far

Subject + have + past participle + rest + so far + time expression

We use the expression so far to talk about the number of times an action has been completed until now. Always used in positive statements.

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How many times have you traveled so far in your life?

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How many times have you watched your favorite movie so far?

Present Perfect: Still

Subject + still + have (not) + past participle + rest

We use the expression still to talk about an action that hasn't been done and that we probably don't plan to do soon. Always used in negative statements.

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Something you still haven't done at home.

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A state in Mexico you still haven't v