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My first of bachillerato students have asked me for a chart to have a clear view of the time expressions used with the present perfect tense. Here it goes:
| | CONTEXT | SIGN | POSITION IN THE SENTENCE | MEANING IN SPANISH | Examples: |
| ALREADY | Affirmative sentences. | + | Before the past participle. | “ya” | The train has already arrived. |
| JUST | Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. | +, -, ? | Before the past participle. | “justo” (acabar de hacer algo) | I have just finished my work. |
| STILL | Affirmative and negative sentences. | +, - | Before the auxiliary verb | “aún, todavía” | Mary still hasn’t started eating. |
| YET | Negative sentences. | - | At the end of the sentence. | “todavía” | My dad hasn’t come yet. |
| YET | Interrogative sentences. | ? | At the end of the sentence. | “aún” | Have you finished your homework yet. |
| EVER | Negative sentences. | - | Before the past participle. | “nunca” | I haven’t ever been there. |
| EVER | Interrogative sentences. | ? | Before the past participle. | “alguna vez” | Have you ever been to Paris? |
| NEVER | Affirmative sentences. | + | Before the past participle. | “nunca” | I have never been there. |
| FOR+ period of time. | Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. | +, -, ? | At the end of the sentence. | “durante” | My sister has lived in Paris for two years. |
| SINCE+ point in time. | Affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. | +, -, ? | At the end of the sentence. | “desde” | My sister has lived in Paris since 2015. |
I hope it helps them to study better this unit.
There are some exercises they can do to practise this point:
Tell me what else do you need, and I will try to keep up. Cheers!!
