TENSE TUESDAY: WORDS USED WITH PRESENT PERFECT (SO FAR)

Hello to everyone, and happy Tuesday. Are you ready for another lesson on English grammar?

Last week we looked at words often used with the Present Perfect. We are continuing this today by looking at the adverbial phrase SO FAR.

We use SO FAR with the Present Perfect to show what we have done, starting at a point in the past, up until the present moment; it is an activity in progress. Therefore... SO FAR is often used to show that the action is not completed, and that we plan to continue this action into the near future.

Example 1: So far I've been to 19 countries. / I've been to 19 countries so far.

This speaker in Example 1 probably has plans to travel more in the future, so going to foreign countries is an activity in progress.

Example 2: I've only read 10 pages of this book so far and I already love it.

This person plans to continue reading the book.

Example 3: So far I've met all of my fiancé's siblings, but none of her aunts or uncles.

This person will meet more family members in the future.

As you can see, we can place this adverbial phrase before the Present Perfect or at the end of the phrase.

That's all for today. Thanks for reading!