still yet already

1. adverb purpose examples
already Something happened
before now ( often
sooner than expected
+
?
Ed already has a high
school diploma.
The children are
already at school.
Do they already have a
new car?
still Something is
continuing
+
-
?
We still want to know
the answer.
He’s still waiting at the
door.(BE)
Jan still doesn’t have a
college degree.
Do you still drive a
truck?
yet Something is not
happening now but is
expected in the future
-
?
Can you wait? Al hasn’t
arrived yet.
I’m hungry. Is dinner
ready yet?
No longer Something has
stopped or changed
+ She no longer works
here.
He’s no longer a
student.
Anymore
Any longer
Sometihng has
stopped or changed.
-
?
He isn’t in the army
anymore/anylonger.
Does he work here
anymore/anylonger?
*put the adverb after auxilary BE or HAVE/HAS when the adverb is in the middle of the sentence; for
example : already, still and no longer.
*don’t use already in negative sentences.
*don’t use yet in positive sentences.
*use yet at the end of the sentence.
*just usually with perfect tenses and means a short time ago.
More examples:
Has the six o’clock train arrived yet?
It’s five past six and I haven’t seen it . (sth hasn’t happened at the time of speaking)
I don’t like to go there anymore.
He has already published 2 novels.
I still don’t understand.

2. It isn’t time to go yet.
Have you seen him yet?
You already told me that.
The performance has already started when we arrived.
We are still trying to learn how to use this computer.
Have you finished your homework? No, not yet.
Exercise:
1. Peter’s 40, but he can ................ play soccer well.
2. Bill is only 20, but he has............ gotten a college degree.
3. Karen stopped teaching because she .................. enjoys it.
4. I’ve been doing homework for hours, but ı .............. haven’t finished.
5. Do we ................. have to clean the barracks today?
6. The Smiths moved away. They ...................... live here.
7. Tina ................... called, so you dpn’t have to call her again.
8. Bob retired from teaching last year. He ................... teaches school.