Present Perfect with Already, Before, Just, and Yet

A simple presentation about the present perfect with already, before, just, and yet, inspired by Family and Friends 5.

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1. Present perfect with already, before, just and yet.
2. 2 Present perfect with Before We use before to talk about something that happened at any time in the past — not saying when exactly. It often comes at the end of sentence It means “in my life until now.” Example: I have eaten sushi before. (It happened once or more in my life.) I haven’t talked to a detective before. (It means this is my first time talking to a detective now.)
3. 3 Present perfect with just  We use just when something happened a short time ago (very recent).  S+ have/has + just + V pp.  Example:  He has just eaten lunch. (He ate a few minutes ago.)
4. 4 Present perfect with already  We use already when something happened earlier than we expected or is done before now.  Example:  I have already finished my homework. ( It’s done — maybe sooner than expected.)  You have already asked that question.  You have asked that question already.  ( It means the question was asked earlier, no need to repeat.)
5. 5 Present perfect with yet  We use yet to talk about something we expect. It often comes at the end of sentence. Note: We only use yet in question and negative sentences.  Examples:  Have you finished your homework yet? (question)  I haven’t finished my homework yet. (negative) (I expected it to be finished, but it isn’t done.)