What tense do you use with already?

Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense – Already, Yet, Since and For. Already means that something happened earlier than we expected. With Present Perfect already usually goes after have or has and before the main verb. Examples – We’ve already had our breakfast.

Can you end a sentence with already?

We can use already at the end of a sentence for greater emphasis or to show greater surprise. This is especially common in informal speaking. Less often, we put already in front position (before the subject).

Where should I put already in a sentence?

We usually put already in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): We already knew that he was coming to visit. His family had already heard the news. Joe’s already here, so we can begin.

When can I use already?

We use already to emphasise that something was completed before something else happened. It is often used with the present perfect or past perfect: The plane had already landed when the pilot announced that there would be a delay in getting to the gate.

Is it already or already?

Assuming the sentence starts with “She already” then you would use “has”, as “has” is the third person singular form of “to have”, and “she” is third person singular. So you would say “She already has seen this movie” or “she already has a bike”.

Can I use already in a question?

Whereas still and yet normally refer to present and future circumstances, already normally refers to something that is in the present or recent past. It is mainly used in questions and affirmative sentences and usually expresses surprise that something has happened sooner than expected.

What is the difference between already and before?

Before is a very flexible word. It can be an adverb, a preposition and a conjunction. A word of similar skills is since. Already, in the other hand, is an adverb.

Is already grammatically correct?

“Already” is a common signal word for the present tense and goes between “have” and the verb: “have already washed”, and “have already gone” are examples of this kind of present-perfect verb phrase. Both are correct depending on what you are referring to. (whatever that present time is for the speaker.)

Is already a past tense?

The adverb already means before now or before a particular time in the past. So it is usually used in the present perfect and the past perfect. However, we can also use it in the past simple in American English.

Were already submitted meaning?

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. When told that the accurate time was already submitted, he replied in an e-mail cited in the order: “This could get me into trouble.

Is already past tense?

Is already or has already?

Both are correct. However, more correctly, the present perfect continuous tense ends in a participle: “He has been practicing already for three hours.” Alternatively, we can say, “He has already been practicing for three hours.” The last usage is the most natural in English.

What is an example of already in a sentence?

Already means that something happened earlier than we expected. With Present Perfect Tense already usually goes after have or has and before the main verb. Example Sentences; I’ve already seen that film. I don’t want to see it again.

What is the difference between already and yet in present perfect?

Present Perfect Tense with ALREADY and YET, using already in present perfect tense, using yet in present perfect tense; Already means that something happened earlier than we expected. With Present Perfect Tense already usually goes after have or has and before the main verb. I’ve already seen that film.

What is a good sentence for future tense?

Example sentences in simple future tense, 50 Sentences of Simple Future Tense; 1. You children will be the future of this country. 2. We will paint our house next week. 3. You are going to cry. 4. They will write the letter to their best friend.

What are some examples of ‘already’ with future?

Examples of ‘already’ with future simple. Bring a torch, because when you get here it will already be dark. Turn on the heat under the pan. Then, when the onions are chopped the oil will already be hot. In Northern Europe, sow peppers and marrows indoors; then, when you plant them out in late April they will already be several centimetres high.