13 June 2012

I - A BIT CONFUSED Still & yet & already

STILL & YET & ALREADY

We use 'still' to talk about something, a situation or an action, that's continuing, often for a longer time than expected. It hasn't changed or stopped. 'Still' usually goes in the middle of the sentence, before the verb.

Still
Are you 
still
married to him?
Is she
unemployed?
I'm
living with my parents.
They
haven't replied.


We use 'yet' mostly in questions and negative sentences. Using 'yet' shows that we're expecting something to happen or have happened. In spoken English 'yet' almost always comes at the end of the sentence or question and is commonly used with the present perfect.

Questions with 'yet'
Have you tidied your room
Has he come home
Has she finished
Have they seen the film
yet?

Negative statements with 'yet'
You haven't met her
He hasn't done it
She hasn't spoken to him
They haven't paid
yet.


We use 'already' to talk about things that have happened, often earlier than expected. It usually goes in the middle or the end of sentence, just before or after the verb and is also commonly used with the present perfect.

Present perfect with 'already'
Have you two 
already
met?
He's done it
She's fixed it
They've sold their car


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