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STILLJUSTUsuallyusedwithpresentperfecttense.E.g.IhavejustseenJohncomeoutthemovietheatre.JUSTMeans:‘somethinghappenedashortwhileago’.E.g.Ihavejusteatenlunch.JUSTHowtouseit?‘just’comesbetweenhave/hasandthemainverb.E.g.Haveyoujusttakenmypencil?ALREADYUsedinthepresentandpasttense.Neverinthefuturetense.E.g.IhavealreadybeentoLondon.Haveyou?ALREADYMeans:‘somethinghashappenedearly/orearlierthanitmighthavehappened.E.g.Thetrainhasalreadyleft!Whatarewegoingtodo?ALREADYHowtouseit?‘a(chǎn)lready’comesbeforethemainverb.E.g.IalreadyknowwhatIamgoingtobuyyouforyourbirthday.YETUsedinquestionsandnegatives.

TIP:toavoidmistakes,donotuseitinaffirmativestatements.E.g.Haveyouhaddinneryet?

YETMeans:‘a(chǎn)nactionisexpectedtohappen–atanytimeuptonow’.E.g.Thecomputerhasnotanalysedthedatayet.YETHowtouseit?‘yet’comesattheendofasentenceorquestion.E.g.Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?Ihaven’tfinishedityet.Iwilldoitaftersupper.STILLUsedinaffirmative

sentencesandinquestions.Neverinnegativesentences!E.g.Istillhavethatpictureyougaveme.STILLMeans:‘a(chǎn)nactionorsituationcontinuestothepresentbecauseithasnotfinished.’Itoftenreferstosomethinghappeningforlongerthanexpected.E.g.Heisstillasleepsodon'twakehimup.STILLHowtouseit?‘still’usuallycomes‘mid-position’.E.g.Areyoustillworkingontheproject?JUST

ALREADY

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STILLFillinusingeither:just,already,yetorstill.Haveyoupackedyourbags

?CanIgoouttorecess?Ihave

eatenmylunch.Thedeliveryyouhavebeenwaitingforhas

arrived.He

hastoreturnthebook.I

wanttolearnhowtoplaybaseball.HaveyouseenthenewLegomovie

?Therainhas

stopped,sowecangoforawalkonthebeach.IhaveseentheEiffelTowerfourtimes .I

don’tknowifsueiscomingtotheparty.Ihave

madetheposterfortheproject.JUST

ALREADY

YET

STILLHaveyoupackedyourbags

yet

?CanIgoouttorecess?Ihavealready

eatenmylunch.Thedeliveryyouhavebeenwaitingforhas

just

arrived.He

still

hastoreturnthebook.I

still

wanttolearnhowtoplaybaseball.HaveyouseenthenewLegomovie

yet

?Therainhas

just

stopped,sowecangoforawalkonthebeach.IhaveseentheEiffelTower