Still vs Already vs Yet - English In A Minute

Hi! I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.

Today, I'm going to tell you the difference between

'still', 'already' and 'yet'.

They all talk about things around the present,

but they don't mean the same.

We use 'still' to talk about something

that hasn't finished.

Are you still studying? Let's go out!

We use 'already' to talk about something that

has finished,

and maybe we didn't think it would have by now.

She's already finished work. She's gone home.

We use 'yet' in questions and negatives

to talk about things that haven't happened,

but we think they will.

Haven't you left yet? You'll be late!

So just remember:

Things that are 'still' happening, haven't finished.

Things that have 'already' happened, have finished

and things that are 'yet' to happen, haven't started.

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