Present perfect – Exercise 401

Drag each element from the list below to the right gap.

Bernard? I’ve

spoken to him.

have you owned this house?

Andrew’s been ill

Wednesday.

It has

got dark although it’s only 4 p. m.

Have you replied to that message

just

already

How long

since

yet

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Signal words of the present perfect

Signal word	Notes	Example
how long	only with stative verbs	How long have you lived here?
for	a period of time	I've lived in Toronto for three years.
since	starting from some date	I've known her since 2015.
ever	in positive and question sentences	It's the worst film I've ever seen. Have you ever climbed a mountain?
never	the verb is in the positive, not the negative form	I've never seen anything more beautiful. We've never been to Bali.
already	in positive sentences	I've already paid for that.
yet	in negative and question sentences, usually goes to the end of the sentence	I haven't finished yet. Has he arrived yet?
just		I've just talked to Mike.