Still, yet & ready
STILL,
YET AND ALREADY
Exercise one:
Read
the statements below and then decide which of the sentence (a or b) is
correct.
1.
John went to live in France 5 years ago and he lives there now.
a. He still lives in France.
b. He lives in France yet.
2.
They haven’t arrived. We expect them to be here soon.
a. They didn’t arrive yet.
b. They haven’t arrived yet.
3.
She’s unemployed. She’s been unemployed for 3 years.
a. She still hasn’t got a job.
b. She’s got a job already.
4.
I’ve just finished eating dinner. I’m hungry.
a. I’m hungry yet.
b. I’m still hungry.
5.
He started looking for a job yesterday. He’s starting working tomorrow.
a. He’s got a job already.
b. He’s still got a job.
6.
She stopped eating meat 10 years ago. Even though she likes steak she doesn’t
eat meat now.
a. She already doesn’t eat meat.
b. She still doesn’t eat meat.
Exercise two:
Read
this information about Peter in the past and Peter now.
Peter
in 1997
|
Peter
now
|
I want to get married
one day.
|
I’m engaged!
|
I’d like to have
children in the future.
|
I have two lovely
children.
|
I play the guitar.
|
I play the guitar.
|
I ride my bike every
day.
|
I cycle every day.
|
I want to travel and
see the world
|
I’ve been to Japan,
Holland, Italy, Brazil and China but I want to travel more.
|
Choose
the best answer from the options below to complete the sentences.
Peter
(1) __________ rides his bike every day.
He
isn’t married (2)__________ but he (3)__________ has two children.
He
(4)__________ plays the guitar.
He’s
visited lots of counties (5)__________but he (6)__________wants to go to more.
Options:
(1)
still / yet / already
(2)
still / yet / already
(3)
still / yet / already
(4)
still / yet / already
(5)
still / yet / already
(6)
still / yet / already
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Exercise one:
Read
the statements below and then decide which of the sentence (a or b)
is correct.
1.
John went to live in France 5 years ago and he lives there now.
a. He still lives in France. Correct – We use ‘still’ to talk about a situation
that’s continuing.
b. He lives in France yet. Incorrect – This is
a positive sentence. We use ‘yet’ mostly in questions and negative
sentences.
2.
They haven’t arrived. We expect them to be here soon.
a. They didn’t arrive yet. Incorrect – ‘Yet’
is used with the present perfect form, not the simple past.
b. They haven’t arrived yet. Correct - ‘Yet’ is used with the present perfect
form.
3.
She’s unemployed. She’s been unemployed for 3 years.
a. She still hasn’t got a job. Correct – We use ‘still’ to talk about a situation
that’s continuing.
b. She’s got a job already. Incorrect - We use
‘already’ to talk about things that have happened, often earlier than expected.
4.
I’ve just finished eating dinner. I’m hungry.
a. I’m hungry yet. Incorrect – This is a
positive sentence. We use ‘yet’ mostly in questions and negative
sentences.
b. I’m still hungry. Correct
- We use ‘still’ to talk about a situation that’s continuing.
5.
He started looking for a job yesterday. He’s starting working tomorrow.
a. He’s got a job already. Correct - We use ‘already’ to talk about things
that have happened, often earlier than expected.
b. He’s still got a job. Incorrect - We use
‘still’ to talk about a situation that’s continuing.
6.
She stopped eating meat 10 years ago. Even though she likes steak she doesn’t
eat meat now.
a. She doesn’t still eat meat. Incorrect – The
word order is wrong. ‘Still’ should be in a different position.
b. She still doesn’t eat meat. Correct - ‘Still’ usually goes before the verb.
Exercise two:
Read
this information about Peter in the past and Peter now.
Peter
in 1997
|
Peter
now
|
I want to get married
one day.
|
I’m engaged!
|
I’d like to have
children in the future.
|
I have two lovely
children.
|
I play the guitar.
|
I play the guitar.
|
I ride my bike every
day.
|
I cycle every day.
|
I want to travel and
see the world
|
I’ve been to Japan,
Holland, Italy, Brazil and China but I want to travel more.
|
Choose
the best answer from the options below to complete the sentences.
Peter
(1) still
rides his bike every day.
He
isn’t married (2) yet but he (3) already has two children.
He
(4) still
plays the guitar.
He’s
visited lots of counties (5) already but he (6) still wants to go to more.
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