What tense goes with already?
Present Perfect Tense
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.
What is the perfect past tense of already?
Already can also be used with the past perfect to express that something had happened before something else: She had already eaten when he arrived. Jackson had already done his homework when he was asked for help.
Is already past participle?
Has she finished her homework already? Already can be placed before the main verb (past participle) or at the end of the sentence: I have already been to Tokyo. I have been to Tokyo already.
How do we use already?
Already used with the present perfect means ‘before now’. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected. I’ve already spent my salary and it’s two weeks before payday.
How do I use already in a sentence?
Already sentence example
- We have already seen this method work.
- You’re already at the top of your class.
- This was a decision she had already made once – but not really.
- Hadn’t she already forgotten?
- What are you going to hide from me that I haven’t already seen?
- I already have a son and daughter.
Is already had correct?
Both “had already” and “have already” are correct in the proper context, as both refer to actions performed in the past but they imply different timing.
How do you use the word already?
Already used with the present perfect means ‘before now’. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected. I’ve already spent my salary and it’s two weeks before payday. He wanted to see Sudden Risk but I’ve already seen it.
Where can I use already?
What type of adverb is already?
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. So soon. “Are you quitting already?”
Is already grammatically correct?
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.
Has already or had already?
The expression “have already” is present perfect tense and means that something that started in the past is still continuing. The term “had already” is past perfect tense and means that some action had been completed at a specific point in the past.
How do you use already with have?
Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after ‘have’, ‘has’, or ‘had’, or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense. They had already voted for him at the first ballot.
What is already in grammar?
Why is already an adverb?
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
Is already correct grammar?
Which is correct I have already or I already have?
Do not confuse the use of the verb “to have” with the present perfect “have + past participle” (have done, have been,etc. “I already have/ I have already” can be the answer to a question such as “Can you do the washing?” and the answer is “I have done it already”, shortformed to “I already have (done it)”.