OG11-83 关于already的疑问

swimswan

83．If the proposed expenditures for gathering information abroad are reduced even further, international news reports have been and will continue to diminish in number and quality.
(A)have been and will continue to diminish
(B)have and will continue to diminish
(C)will continue to diminish，as they already did，
(D)will continue to diminish，as they have already did,
(E)will continue to diminish

这道题目会做啦，就是想问一下，already只能和完成时连用吗？

swimswan

自己找到了一个：
already用在否定句里的使用：
1.already用在否定句里是正确的，因为L·G·亚历山大说过这样的叙述：already用在否定句的末尾，表示的意思是“比预料的要快些”，并有例为证：
Don‘t tell me you’ve eaten it already。别告诉我你已经吃过了。（《朗文英语语法》）
2.《牛津现代高级英汉双解词典》中的解释为：
In neg and interr sentences already is used to show surprise。在否定和疑问句中用already是表示惊奇。并有例句：
You‘re not leaving us already，are you？你不会这么早就离开我们吧，是不是？


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lanningxin

同问，already一定要和现在完成时连用吗