Adverbs (present perfect)

Adverbs (present perfect)

1. Use

   • Are commonly used in Present Perfect sentences to express the regularity or continuity of an action or activity.
   • It's used when the person has a lot of time doing a certain action since a moment in the past to this time in the present.

2. Structure

   • Affirmative
     • Subject + Auxiliary verb have/has + Verb in past participle + Complement + adverb
       • Example: Angel has studied a lot lately
   • Negative
     • Subject + Auxiliaty verb haven´t/hasn´t + Verb in past participle + Complement + adverb
       • Example: Angela hasn't baked a cake yet
   • Interrogative
     • Auxiliary (affirmative or negative) + Subject + Verb in past participle + Complement + adverb
       • Example: Have you visited your family yet?

3. Meaning

   • Yet
     • This adverb means you have not done something but you are planning to do it. We only use in negative sentences.
       • Example: I haven't driven yet
   • Already
     • This adverb mean that you have finished something before it was expected. We only use it in affirmative sentences.
       • Example: We have already cooked the food
   • Just
     • This adverb means that you finished something very recently.
       • Example: You have just arrived
   • Recently
     • This adverb means recientemente
       • Example: I haven't traveled to China recently
   • Lately
     • This adverb means últimamente
       • Example: I have eaten a lot lately
   • Ever
     • This adverb is used almost exclusively in questions and it means “in all your life”
       • Example: Have we ever lived in California?
   • Never
     • This adverb is used in negative sentences and the meaning is “not a single time in the life”
       • Example: She has never failed her exam

4. Frequency

   • Affirmative sentences
     • Just, already, recently and lately
   • Negative sentences
     • Yet, lately and naver
   • Interrogative sentences
     • Ever, already, lately and yet

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