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Learn the meaning and usage of the adverb already , which can indicate that something happened before the present time or earlier than expected. Find out how to use already with the present perfect, past perfect, still, yet and idioms. USING “ ALREADY ” ( AS AN ADVERB ) IN ENGLISH “ Already ” refers to something that is in the present or recent past but not in the future. “ Already ” is usually used in affirmative ( positive ) sentences and sometimes in questions but not used in negative sentences. 1. “ Already ” is used to emphasize that something was completed before something else happened. Already may be used with the present perfect (I have already done that), the past perfect (I had already done it by then), the future perfect (When you arrive, the business will already have been completed) or the simple future (When you arrive, the business will already be complete). " Already " and "all ready" do not mean the same thing. The two-word term can be used to mean "fully prepared." (Singapore English): See liao. When something is finished before another, expected time, use the adverb " already ." You can also use " already " when something happens much faster that you think is possible.