curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-past-activities/66db59b90f5c5a71572e02dc.md
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Which option shows that something has happened sooner than expected?
I have already completed the assignment.
I will already complete the assignment tomorrow.
Already is not used with the future tense. It indicates something that happened before now.
I already complete the assignment every day.
Already is not used with the present simple to talk about regular actions.
I had already completed the assignment yesterday.
This sentence uses the Past Perfect (had completed), not the Present Perfect. The Past Perfect indicates an action before another past action, not something happening sooner than expected in the present.
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Already is used with the Present Perfect tense to indicate that something has happened sooner than expected or before now. For example:
She has already finished her work. - The action was completed earlier than expected.
They have already left for the meeting. - They left sooner than expected.