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Unit
9 5 still yet already
still
an h o u r ago
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The rain
hasn't stopped
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An hour ago it was raining.
It is still raining now.
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still = so m ething is the sam e as before:
O I had a lot to eat, but I'm still hungry. (= I was hungry before, and I'm hungry no w )
O 'Did you sell yo ur car?' 'No, I've still got it.'
O 'Do you still live in Barcelona?' 'No, I live in M ad rid now.'
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Tw enty m inutes ago they were
waiting for Ben.
They are still w aiting for Ben.
Ben hasn't com e yet.
yet = until now
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W e use yet in n egative sentences (H e hasn't com e yet.) and in qu estion s (Has he com e yet?).
Yet is usually at the end of a sentence:
O a: Where's Em m a?
O a :
b: She isn't here yet. (= she will be here, but until no w she hasn't co m e)
W h at are you doing this evening?
b: I don't know yet. ( - I will know later, but I don't know at the m om ent)
O a: Are you ready to go yet?
b: N ot yet. In a m inute. (= I will be ready, but I'm no t ready at the m o m ent)
O a : Have you finished with the newspaper yet?
b: No, I'm still reading it.
Co m p are yet and still:
O She hasn't gone yet. = She's still here, (n o t she is yet here)
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I haven't finished eating yet. = I'm still eating.
already = earlier than expected:
'W hat tim e is Joe com ing?' 'He's already here.' (= earlier than we exp ected )
'I'm going to tell you w hat happened.' 'That's not necessary. I already know.'
Sarah isn't com ing to the cinem a w ith us. She has already seen the film .
200 ( already/ yet + present perfect Unit 16 word order (still/ already) Unit 94