ADVERBS: STILL-YET-ALREADY-JUST

STILL
STILL is
is used
used to
to say
say that
that something
something is
is continuing.
continuing.

It
It used
used in
in affirmative
affirmative sentences,
sentences, before
before the
the main
main verb.
verb.

Examples:
Examples: It
It is
is still
still raining.
raining. II still
still think
think you
you are
are wrong.
wrong.

YET
YET is
is used
used to
to say
say that
that something
something is
is expected.
expected.

It
It is
is used
used in
in negative
negative and
and interrogative
interrogative sentences,
sentences, at
at the
the end
end of
of the
the sentence.
sentence.

Examples:
Examples: The
The film
film hasnt
hasnt started
started yet.
yet. Has
Has the
the postman
postman come
come yet?
yet?

ALREADY
ALREADY is
is used
used to
to say
say that
that something
something has
has happened.
happened.

It
It is
is used
used in
in affirmative
affirmative sentences,
sentences, before
before the
the main
main verb.
verb.

Example:
Example: We
We have
have already
already met
met your
your children.
children.

JUST
JUST is
is used
used to
to say
say that
that something
something has
has recently
recently happened.
happened.

It
It is
is used
used in
in affirmative
affirmative sentences,
sentences, before
before the
the main
main verb.
verb.

Example:
Example: He
He has
has just
just left,
left, he
he is
is over
over there.
there.

COMPLETE
COMPLETE THESE
THESE SENTENCES
SENTENCES WITH
WITH STILL-YET-ALREADY-JUST
STILL-YET-ALREADY-JUST IN
IN THEIR
THEIR CORRECT
CORRECT POSITION
POSITION

My
My five-
five- year-old
year-old son
son hasnt
hasnt learned
learned to
to tell
tell the
the time.
time.

Anna
Anna has
has phoned
phoned to
to tell
tell us
us she
she will
will be
be late.
late.

John
John hasnt
hasnt arrived
arrived home;
home; his
his wife
wife is
is waiting
waiting for
for him
him (2).
(2).

Be
Be quiet!
quiet! My
My parents
parents have
have put
put the
the baby
baby to
to sleep.
sleep.

Has
Has the
the postman
postman been?
been? II think
think he
he has
has left
left two
two letters.
letters. (2)
(2)

Look!
Look! Your
Your teacher
teacher has
has bought
bought aa new
new car.
car.

The
The girls
girls have
have arrived
arrived but
but the
the boys
boys havent
havent appeared.
appeared. (2)
(2)

Have
Have you
you watched
watched the
the film?
film? No,
No, II am
am doing
doing the
the homework.
homework. (2)
(2)

They
They have
have found
found aa solution
solution for
for the
the problem.
problem.

Have
Have you
you spoken
spoken to
to Maria?
Maria? No,
No, she
she has
has arrived.
arrived. (2)
(2)
 KEY
1- My five-year-old son hasnt learned to tell the time yet.

2- Anna has just phoned to tell us she will be late.

3- John hasnt arrived home yet, his wife is still waiting for him.

4- Be quiet! My parents have just put the baby to sleep.

5- Has the postman been yet? I think he has already left two letters.

6- Look! Your teacher has just bought a new car.

7- The girls have just arrived but the boys havent appeared yet.

8- Have you watched the film yet? No, I am still doing the homework.

9- They have already found a solution for the problem.

10- Have you spoken to Maria yet? No, she has just arrived