{"id":6750,"date":"2021-02-15T08:36:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T08:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6750"},"modified":"2021-02-16T20:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T20:17:55","slug":"already-still-and-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/already-still-and-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Already, still and yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Already, still and yet<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n

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  • Already<\/li>\n
  • The adverb Still<\/li>\n
  • Yet<\/li>\n
  • Also, ‘yet’ and ‘still’ are usually used together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    Three frequently confused adverbs of time in English are “still”, “yet” and “already”.\u00a0In this post we explain what they mean and how they are used.<\/p>\n

    Already<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    It is used in affirmative sentences<\/strong>\u00a0and in interrogative sentences, although in the latter it denotes surprise.\u00a0Already is usually put in front of the lexical verb (verb that carries the meaning) “Already” is used when talking about an action that happened earlier than expected.<\/p>\n

    This adverb is used when talking about the past or the present<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0It can also be used to talk about the future if the future perfect verb mode is used.<\/p>\n

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    • Ask Katie to send the article to her editor. She has already sent it<\/em>. (Dile a Katie que env\u00ede el art\u00edculo a su editor. Ya lo ha enviado).<\/li>\n
    • I already know what I\u2019m going to buy you for your birthday<\/em>. (Ya s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 te voy a comprar para tu cumplea\u00f1os).<\/li>\n
    • They\u2019ve already seen Spiderman and really don\u2019t want to see it again.\u00a0<\/em>(Ellos ya han visto Spiderman y la verdad es que no quieren verla otra vez).<\/li>\n
    • I will have already cleaned my room by the time you get home<\/em>. (Cuando llegaste a casa ya hab\u00eda limpiado mi cuarto).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Notice the position of “already” in the following sentences<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/h4>\n
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      1. Is Mary already here? She must have driven very fast to get here before me<\/em>. \/ (\u00bfYa est\u00e1 Mary aqu\u00ed? Tiene que haber manejado muy r\u00e1pido para llegar aqu\u00ed antes que yo).<\/li>\n
      2. How does he already have the answers to tomorrow\u2019s test?<\/em>. \/ (\u00bfC\u00f3mo es posible que \u00e9l ya tenga las respuestas del test de ma\u00f1ana?)<\/li>\n
      3. Have they already obtained their visas?\u201d. \/\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfYa han conseguido sus visados?)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        In sentences in the present, “already” is placed between the subject performing the action and the verb.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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        • I have already finished\u00a0<\/em>(ya he acabado)<\/li>\n
        • I already knew that\u00a0<\/em>(ya sab\u00eda eso)<\/li>\n
        • Have you already finished? (\u00bfYa has acabado?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The adverb “Still”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

          “Still” is used to describe an action that has not ended or a situation that continues to the present.\u00a0It means “still” and is often used in affirmative sentences.\u00a0<\/strong>Put still before the verb.<\/p>\n

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          • \u201cMy grandfather is sixty-nine, and he still works every day at the shop he owns\u201d. \/\u00a0<\/em>Mi abuelo tiene sesenta y nueve a\u00f1os y todav\u00eda trabaja todos los d\u00edas en su tienda.<\/li>\n
          • Do you still live with your parents?\u201d. \/\u00a0<\/em>\u00bfTodav\u00eda vives con tus pap\u00e1s?<\/li>\n
          • \u201cIt\u2019s 6pm, and I can\u2019t leave the office because I still have work to do\u201d. \/\u00a0<\/em>Son las 6 p.m. y no puedo irme de la oficina porque todav\u00eda tengo trabajo que hacer.<\/li>\n
          • He still works in a bank. \/\u00a0<\/em>(\u00e9l todav\u00eda trabaja en un banco)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            But after the verb to be<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • I am still waiting for a reply to my letter\u00a0<\/em>(todav\u00eda estoy esperando una respuesta a mi carta)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              With the verb have and have got the position of still changes.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • \u00a0Tengo tu direcci\u00f3n todav\u00eda \u2192 I still have your address \/ I have still got your address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                It can also be used in negative sentences<\/strong>\u00a0when we want to emphasize that a negative statement is still true.\u00a0Indicates impatience.<\/em><\/p>\n

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                • I still have not found that book (todav\u00eda no he encontrado ese libro)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  When we use\u00a0“still” in interrogative sentences<\/strong>\u00a0(questions) we do it to denote surprise.<\/em><\/p>\n

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                  • Is it still raining?\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfest\u00e1 lloviendo todav\u00eda ?)<\/li>\n
                  • Are they still friends?\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfson amigos todav\u00eda?)<\/li>\n
                  • Do you still live in the UK? (<\/em>\u00bfvives en el Reino Unido todav\u00eda ?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Yet<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                    (= already or still \/ yet)<\/p>\n

                    Regardless of the type of phrase,\u00a0yet is<\/strong>\u00a0always placed at the end of the sentence.\u00a0Its meaning varies depending on whether it is used in negative or interrogative sentences.\u00a0<\/strong>The adverb “yet” is used to clarify a planned action.\u00a0It can be used for actions in the past, but it has to be used together with a tense in the past.<\/p>\n

                    We insist that it is very important to bear in mind that normally the word ”\u00a0yet” is placed at the end of the sentence.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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                    • Are we there yet?. \/\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfYa hemos llegado?)<\/li>\n
                    • Is the report ready yet?. \/\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfYa est\u00e1 preparado el informe?)<\/li>\n
                    • Hasn\u2019t dad told you yet?\u00a0<\/em>We\u2019re moving to Alaska!. \/\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfTodav\u00eda no te lo ha dicho tu pap\u00e1? \u00a1Nos mudamos a Alaska!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      In negative sentences it means “still.”\u00a0Unlike still (negative), yet does not indicate impatience<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0.<\/h4>\n
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                      • I haven\u2019t finished yet \/\u00a0<\/em>(todav\u00eda no he terminado)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Let’s compare:<\/p>\n

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                        • I haven\u2019t finished reading the book yet \/\u00a0<\/em>(No he terminado de leer el libro todav\u00eda)<\/li>\n
                        • I still haven\u2019t finished reading the book \/\u00a0<\/em>(No he terminado de leer el libro todav\u00eda) \u2192 impatience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          In interrogative sentences it means “already<\/em>\u00a0“.<\/h4>\n
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                          • Have you finished yet?\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfHas terminado ya?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Let’s compare:<\/em><\/p>\n

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                            • Have you finished yet?\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfHas terminado ya?)<\/li>\n
                            • Have you already finished?\u00a0<\/em>(\u00bfYa has terminado?) \u2192 Surprise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Also, “yet” and “still” are usually used together.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

                              Indeed\u00a0yet<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0still<\/em>\u00a0can be used together to explain why a particular action continues to the present:<\/p>\n

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                              • I am still studying at the university because I haven\u2019t graduated yet. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Todav\u00eda estoy estudiando en la universidad porque todav\u00eda no me he graduado).<\/li>\n
                              • We still don\u2019t know who our new boss will be. The owners haven\u2019t told us yet<\/em>. \/ (Todav\u00eda no sabemos qui\u00e9n ser\u00e1 nuestro nuevo jefe. Los due\u00f1os no nos lo han dicho todav\u00eda).<\/li>\n
                              • I haven\u2019t decided yet if I\u2019m going to quit my job to go travel.\u00a0<\/em>I\u2019m still thinking about it. \/\u00a0<\/em>(Todav\u00eda no he decidido si voy a dejar mi trabajo para viajar. Todav\u00eda lo estoy pensando).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                We wish we had resolved, if not all, some of the doubts related to already, still and yet.\u00a0And finally, if you do this review on the occasion of taking an official exam, here we leave you the\u00a0closest calls.\u00a0good luck!!<\/p>\n\n\n

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