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OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR
114 YET, STILL AND ALREADY

Yet means that we are expecting something. (It's the time to book a holiday.)
Still means 'going on longer than expected'. (It's late to be thinking about a
holiday.)
Already means 'sooner than expected'. (It's early to have had a holiday.)
B Yet
Yet usually goes at the end of a negative statement or a question.
Vicky has got a present, but she hasn't opened it yet. Wait a minute. I'm not
ready yet. Have they
sent you your cheque yet? ~ No, not yet. I should get it next week.
C Still and already
In a positive statement, still and already usually go in mid position (see Unit
113B).
Sarah isn't home yet. She's still at work. We wrote a month ago, and we're
still
waiting for a reply. I've only been at work an hour, and I'm already
exhausted.
There's no need to tell me. I already know.
We can also use still in a negative statement. It goes before haven't, can't,
etc.
It's nearly lunch-time, and you still haven't opened your mail.
My friend is sixteen, and she still can't swim.
Compare these sentences. The meanings are similar.
Rita hasn't booked a holiday yet. Rita still hasn't booked a holiday. Still is
stronger than yet. It
often expresses surprise that the situation has gone on for so long.
In a question still and already usually go after the subject.
Are you still waiting after all this time? Has Tom already been on holiday?
D No longer and any longer/any more

No longer means that something is finished. It goes in mid position (see
Unit 113B). You
can't buy these bikes now. They no longer make them. I used to belong to the
sports club,
but I'm no longer a member.
No longer can be a little formal. In informal speech we use not... any
longer or not. . . anymore.
They don't make these bikes any longer/any more.
Rita has moved. She doesn't live here any longer/any more.
Any longer/any more comes at the end.
12A Yet and already with the present perfect
114 EXERCISES
1 Yet, still and already (A)
Put in yet, still or already.
► Mark: I know it isn't lunch-time yet, but I'm really hungry.
Sarah: It's only eleven. And you've already had two coffees since breakfast.
1 Vicky: You've ……………….. got this library book, and it was due back
ten days ago.
Rachel: Well, I haven't finished it....................................................
2 Nick: Tom is a very slow eater, isn't he? He's.........................having his
soup.
David: And we've ................... started our pudding.
3 Trevor: Has the postman been ....................... ? I'm expecting a letter from
the bank.
Laura: Yes, he has, but that letter....................... hasn't arrived.
2 Word order with yet, still and already (A)
Put the word in brackets into one of the sentences.
? I've bought some CDs. I haven't played them, (yet)
/ haven't played them yet.
? This calculator works. I've had it for ages, (still)

This calculator still works.
1 I owe Emma £20.1 can't ask her for more, (already)
2 We've spent all our money. And we're only halfway through our holiday,
(already)
3 I've cleaned this window. But it looks dirty, (still)
4 Our friend took some photos. We haven't seen them, (yet)
5 I can't understand the rules. I know you explained them to me. (still)
3 Still and any more (C-D)
Two people are talking about the place they live in. Write the replies using
still or not... any more.
Old man: Young man:
? There was a church. ~ Well, there's still a church.
? You could see fields. ~ You can't see them any more. Now it's just houses.
1 Children played there. ~ Not now ..............................
2 Boats came along the river. ~ Oh, .......................... . Look at them.
3 The view was beautiful. ~ Well, .......................................... It's awful.
4 It was our home. ~ And.................................
\ Yet, still, already, no longer and any longer/any more (A-D)
Put in already, any more, no longer, still and yet.
► It's still raining, look. How much longer can it go on?
1 The railway closed down years ago, so there's……………………. a
railway station here.
2 They want to build a new hotel here, but they haven't got permission
.…………………
3 Rita isn't going out with Nick. She told him she didn't want to see
him…………………… _
4 Those people moved here only three months ago, and
they're…………………..leaving.