ALREADY
Already=soonerthanexpected Alreadycancomebetweentheauxiliary andthemainverborattheendofthe clause.
Mike’salreadyleft.
Isitseveno’clockalready?
I’vealreadypaidthebill. Sometimesalreadycomesattheendof thesentenceforemphasis:
I’vepaidthebillalready. Negativeswith“already”arenotvery common.Theyrefertothingswhich shouldhavehappenedbeforetheydid.
I’msurprisedthattheyhaven’t alreadytoldmethenews.
YET
Yet=untilnow.Weuseyettoshowthatwe areexpectingsomethingtohappen. Weuse“yet”inquestionsandnegative sentences.Itusuallygoesattheend ofasentence,andweoftenuseitwith thepresentperfect.
Haveyoudecidedwhattodoyet?
Hasitstoppedrainingyet?
Ihaven’tsenttheemailyet.
It’s10o’clockandJoeisn’thereyet. Inamoreformalstyleitispossibleto useyetinaffirmativesentences:
Theyhaveyettodiscoverwhether thereareanysurvivors.
STILL
Weusestilltorefertothecontinuationof asituation.Weusuallyputstillinthe normalmidpositionforadverbs (betweenthesubjectandthemainverb, orafterthemodalverborfirstauxiliary verb,orafterbeasamainverb): betweensubjectandmainverb
ShestillgoestoGermanclasses everyweek. afterthemodalverborfirstauxiliaryverb
Icanstilldo50press-upsinarow.
He’sstillstudying. aftermainverbbe
I’mstillhungry. Innegativesentences,“still”comes beforethenegativeverb.
Shestillhasn’tfoundherkeys.
Istillwasn'tsurewhohewas.
Itooktheclocktotherepairshop thoughitstillisn'tworking. stillalsomeans‘inspiteofthis’.
Hehaseverythingheneeds,buthe’s stillunhappy.