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Using 'already' and 'yet' with the present perfect
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Nicholas has asked everyone about Claire. He
has already asked
the clerk about Claire. He
has already searched
the city for her. He
has not found
her
yet
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To emphasize that an act was completed in the past, use the present perfect with
already
. To form this use of the present perfect, use:
to have + already + past participle.
>>
I
have already seen
that movie.
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He
has already searched
the city for her.
To say that an act is not complete and to stress that the act will be complete at some time, use the present perfect with
yet
. To form this use of the present perfect, use:
to have + not + past participle + object + yet.
>>
I
have not eaten
lunch
yet
.
>>
He
has not found
her
yet
.
The form
have not
contracts to
haven't
.
>>
I
haven't
eaten lunch yet.
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