Sofía: Bucket list check! I have already run a marathon. Well... half. OK, a quarter.
Ben: I have already gotten a tattoo — a tiny map of Colombia. I haven't shown it to my mum yet.
Kenji: I have already eaten hormigas culonas. I haven't tried mondongo yet. I need time.
Abuela Carmen: I have done everything on my list. So I have started a new list.
Common mistake: “I have saw that movie.” — Correct: “I have seen that movie.”
The present perfect (have + third form) talks about your life results up to now — perfect for a bucket list: what you have already done and what you haven't done yet.
have / has + third form (participle)
Form
Structure
Example
Affirmative + already
have/has + already + participle
I have already gotten a tattoo
Negative + yet
haven't/hasn't + participle + yet
I haven't written a book yet
Question
Have/Has + subject + participle (+ yet)?
Have you finished your list yet?
Short answer
Yes, I have. / No, she hasn't.
Have you tried it? Yes, I have.
already = done ✓
before the participle
She has already visited Peru
yet = pending ⧗
at the end of negatives and questions
Have you eaten yet?
★ be · was/were · been — experience being in or visiting a place
★ do · did · done — carry out or complete an activity
★ go · went · gone/been — travel to a foreign or exciting destination
★ see · saw · seen — perceive or witness with your own eyes
★ eat · ate · eaten — sample or consume exotic foods
★ try · tried · tried — test out a new life experience
★ climb · climbed · climbed — ascend a peak or famous mountain
★ swim · swam · swum — propel through open water or the ocean
★ visit · visited · visited — travel to see landmarks and cultural sites
★ meet · met · met — get acquainted with an inspiring person
★ win · won · won — achieve victory or gain a special prize
★ write · wrote · written — author words, stories, or a personal list
I have already gotten a tattoo.
Sofía has already run half a marathon.
Kenji has already eaten hormigas culonas.
Abuela Carmen has done everything on her list.
I haven't written a book yet.
Ben hasn't shown the tattoo to his mum yet.
We haven't climbed a volcano yet.
Have you finished your bucket list yet?
Has Kenji tried mondongo yet?
What have you already done this year?
Have you gotten a tattoo? Yes, I have.
Has she written her book yet? No, she hasn't.
Have they flown in a helicopter? No, they haven't.
Practice
I have already ___ a tattoo. (gotten, got it, getting)
I haven't written a book ___. (already, yet, never)
She has ___ visited Peru — twice! (yet, ever, already)
'Already' goes with things you have done; 'yet' goes with pending things in negatives and questions.
The present perfect uses the second form of the verb: 'I have wrote'.
Kenji has already ___ (eat) hormigas culonas.
We haven't ___ (climb) a volcano yet.
___ you finished your bucket list yet?
Unscramble: I, haven't, written, a, book, yet
Unscramble: she, has, already, run, a, marathon
Find the mistake: I have saw that movie three times.
Find the mistake: Ben hasn't showed the tattoo to his mum yet.
Find the mistake: I have already wrote two chapters.
I have already tried mondongo. — Write the negative form (use 'yet').
She has finished her list. — Write the yes/no question (use 'yet').
Have you gotten a tattoo? — Answer with a short answer (Yes).
I have already swum with dolphins. — Write the negative form (use 'yet').
They haven't flown in a helicopter yet. — Write the affirmative form (use 'already').
Have you eaten breakfast today? (short answer)
Have you climbed Everest? (short answer, No)
Listening
Sofía: OK, team bucket list. Kenji, what have you already done in Colombia?
Kenji: I have already ridden a chiva, and I have already swum in the Caribbean.
Ben: Impressive. I haven't ridden a chiva yet. Is it safe?
Kenji: Ben, you have already fallen off a hammock. Nothing is safe for you.
Abuela Carmen: I have won three dance competitions, and I haven't finished yet.
Sofía: Abuela has already done more things than all of us together!
Reading
Ben's bucket list is a small notebook with two columns. The left column says DONE: 'I have already gotten a tattoo (a tiny map of Colombia). I have already swum in two oceans. I have already eaten the spiciest taco in Mexico — and survived.' The right column says NOT YET: 'I haven't written my travel book yet, but I have already written the title: Clumsy Around the World. I haven't shown my tattoo to my mum yet. And I haven't learned to dance salsa yet — Abuela Carmen says there is no hope, but she has agreed to try one more time.'