Present perfect (always, just, already, yet, still)
- Read the following sentences in the present perfect and pay attention to the highlighted words. Then, match each word to their uses.
a) I’ve always admired some great woman.
b) I’ve just listened to a great song about women.
c) Many women have already made the difference in the world
d) I haven’t met a famous woman in person yet.
e) I still haven’t become the great woman I want to be.
This word is used in the end of negative and interrogative sentences. When used in the present perfect, it means “at any time up to now” and shows that something hasn’t happened.
This word means “before now” and is used in the present perfect between the auxiliary verb (have / has) and the main verb (past participle) to show that something has happened before something else or earlier than expected.
This word is used in affirmative sentences in the present perfect to emphasize situations that have constantly been the same.
This word is only used in negative sentences in the present perfect to talk about actions that were expected to happen before now.
This word means “a short time before” and is used in the present perfect between the auxiliary verb (have / has) and the main verb (past participle).
