Giles Parker English Academy Podcasts

Present perfect with 'already' & 'yet' Hi there! Welcome to another lesson from New English Academy. I’m your guide, Giles Parker. Today we’ll be focusing on how to use the present perfect with already and yet. This lesson is aimed at intermediate level learners but don’t worry if you aren’t at that level. There is something for everyone here. The comprehension text talks about a modern phenomenon, a ‘bucket list’ which seems to be increasingly fashionable these days. First I’m going to talk about how to use and make present perfect with already and yet, then we’ll listen to (or read, if you like) the comprehension text. As always, you can get more online activities, games and tests that focus on this lesson and others at our website, New English Academy.com. You probably know what the present perfect tense does – that is, it talks about past actions that are still true or important now, and they might still be important in the future too. You know that present perfect is different from