ALREADY, YET, NEVER, EVER

​PRESENT PERFECT

​Important words

​Hi

​Remember that the present perfect is used to talk about unspecific time in the past.

​UNSPECIFIC TIME
♪ ALREADY
♪ YET
♪ NEVER
♪ EVER

Multiple Choice

THE PRESENT PERFECT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS IN THE PAST IN AN UNSPECIFIC TIME.

• TRUE

• FALSE

ALREADY

MEANING: "YA" (SPANISH)
USE: ONLY IN POSITIVE SENTENCES
POSITION: BETWEEN HAVE/HAS AND THE VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE
EXAMPLES
1. I HAVE ALREADY EATEN SUSHI IN "KIBA HOUSE", I DIDN'T LIKE IT.
2. SHE HAS ALREADY VISITED THE GALPAGOS ISLAND.
3. WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN PRESENT PERFECT IN BASIC 1.

(ya he comido, ya ha visitado, ya hemos visto)

Multiple Choice

HAVE YOU GONE TO SAME BEACH?

• YES, I HAVE ALREADY GONE THERE.

• YES I ALREADY HAVE GONE THERE.

• YES, I HAVE GONE ALREADY THERE.

Multiple Choice

"Sí. Yo ya he viajado sola"

• Yes. I have traveled alone.

• Yes. I have traveled alone already.

• Yes, I have already traveled alone.

YET

MEANING: YA→ questions AÚN→ negatives
USE: IN QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS.
POSITION: ALWAYS AT THE END!

​EXAMPLES QUESTIONS
1. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW GUILLERMO DEL TORO MOVIE YET?
2. HAVE YOU GOTTEN A NEW CELLPHONE YET?
(YA HAS VISTO LA ÚLTIMA PELÍCULA DE GUILLERMO DEL TORO?
YA HAS CONSEGUIDO UN NUEVO TELÉFONO?)

​EXAMPLES NEGATIVES
1. NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE GUILLERMO DEL TORO MOVIE YET.
2. NO. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A NEW CELLPHONE YET.
(NO, AÙN NO HE VISTO LA ÚLTIMA PELÍCULA DE GUILLERMO DEL TORO?
NO, AÙN NO CONSEGUIDO UN NUEVO TELÉFONO?)

Multiple Choice

HAVE YOU PASSED BASIC 2 YET?

• NO, YET WE HAVEN'T PASSED BASIC 2

• NO, WE HAVEN'T PASSED BASIC 2 YET.

• NO, WE HAVEN'T PASS BASIC 2 YET.

Multiple Choice

"YET" MEANS "AÚN" IN NEGATIVE STATEMENTS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

"YET" MEANS "AÚN" IN QUESTIONS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

"YET" MEANS "YA" IN QUESTIONS.

• TRUE

• FALSE

NEVER

MEANING: NUNCA
USE: ONLY IN POSITIVE SENTENCES
POSITION: BETWEEN HAVE/HAS AND THE VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE
EXAMPLES
1. I HAVE NEVER EATEN SUSHI IN "KIBA HOUSE".
2. SHE HAS NEVER VISITED THE GALPAGOS ISLAND.
3. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN PRESENT PERFECT IN BASIC 1.

(nunca he comido, nunca ha visitado, nunca hemos visto)

EVER

MEANING: ¿ALGUNA VEZ?
USE: ONLY IN QUESTIONS
POSITION: BETWEEN THE SUBJECT AND VERB IN PAST PARTICIPLE.
EXAMPLES
1. HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT A WHITE PEN?
2. HAS SHE EVER TALKED TO THE TEACHER ABOUT HER PROBLEM?

(Alguna vez has comprado, alguna vez ha hablado...)

Multiple Choice

"NUNCA HE IDO A ACAMPAR"

• I HAVE GONE CAMPING NEVER.

• I HAVE NEVER GO CAMPING.

• I HAVE NEVER GONE CAMPING.

Multiple Choice

"NUNCA HE LEÍDO HARRY POTTER"

• I HAVE READ HARRY POTTER NEVER.

• I HAVE NEVER READ HARRY POTTER.

• I NEVER HAVE READ HARRY POTTER.

Multiple Choice

¿ALGUNA VEZ HAS IDO A ACAMPAR?

• HAVE YOU EVER GONE CAMPING?

• EVER HAVE YOU GONE CAMPING?

• HAVE EVER YOU GONE CAMPING?