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Already
- still - always - yet
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| ALREADY : |
Already is used to say that something has happened
earlier than expected
or earlier than it might have happened.
"Hurry up Susan. Breakfast is ready!"
"I've already had breakfast thanks. I woke up early." |
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STILL : |
Still is used to refer to continuing
situations.
"They've been married for 40 years and they still love each other." |
| ALWAYS
: |
Always
refers to something which happens regularly.
"I always send cards at Christmas."
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| YET :
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Yet is used :
- to ask if something expected has happened
: "Has the postman arrived
yet?"
- to say that something expected hasn't happened
:
"The postman hasn't arrived
yet." |