BE CAREFUL! You must not use never and not together:
I haven’t never been to Italy. (error)
I have never been to Italy.
Conversation tip:
Many conversations begin with a question in the present perfect, and then continue with more specific questions about the experience in the simple past.
A: Have you ever taken dance classes?
B: Yes, I have. I took 6 weeks of lessons before my wedding last year.
A: Wow! So did you dance well on the big day?
B: No, I didn’t – I forgot verything I’d learned in the classes, and I stepped on my wife’s feet many times.
A: Oh, no! Was she angry?
B: No – she said she still loved me!
ALREADY AND YET
Already
Refers to an action that has happened at an unspecified time before now. It suggests that there is no need for repetition:
I’ve already drunk three coffees this morning (and you’re offering me another one!)
Don’t write to John, I’ve already done it.
It is also used in questions:
Have you already written to John? Has she finished her homework already?
Position
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.
Yet.
Yet is used in negative statements and questions, to mean (not) in the period of time between before now and now, (not) up to and including the present:
Have you met Judy yet? I haven’t visited the Tate Gallery yet.
Has he arrived yet? They haven’t eaten yet.
Position
Yet is usually placed at the end of te sentence.
Just
Just used with the present perfect means “a short time before”:
I’ve just seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
Mike’s just called. Can you ring him back, please?
Have you just taken my pen?
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