Recent Events
Present Perfect
Present perfect for recent events:
The present perfect connects the past to the present moment. It is used to express an effect on the present moment. The time expressions 'just', 'yet' and 'already' are often used to express this relationship to the present moment in time.
Example:
Has the state-controlled enterprise recovered from this bad economy yet?
The accountant has already calculated the company's pre-tax profit for this year.
The accrued revenue in our bank for this month has not been calculated yet.
Already
Place 'already' directly before the past participle. 'Already' is used in positive sentences.
Subject + have + already + past participle + (object(s))
Tom has already completed his review of the tangible assets.
Yet
Place 'yet' at the end of a negative sentence or question.
Subject + have + not + past participle + (object(s)) + yet
The accrued revenue in our bank for this month has not been calculated yet.
Have + subject + past participle + (object(s)) + yet?
Have you checked your credit report yet?
Just
Place 'just' directly before the participle form to express that something has occurred recently. 'Just' is used in positive sentences.
Subject + have + just + past participle + (object(s))
We have just been given the settlement price.