Signal words for the Present Perfect Simple
What are signal words for the Present Perfect Simple?
Signal words tell you what tense to use. In the Present Perfect Simple the following words are used quite often:
- already
- for
- ever
- just
- lately
- never
- recently
- since
- so far
- until now/till now
- up to now
- (not) yet
Explanations
- Present Perfect Simple – Overview
- Diagram of the Present Perfect Simple
- Form of the Present Perfect Simple
- Be Do & Have in the Present Perfect Simple
- Questions in the Present Perfect Simple
- Signal Words for the Present Perfect Simple
- Short Forms and Long Forms in the Present Perfect Simple
- Spelling of Verbs in the Present Perfect Simple