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Unit 2
Module 7

Still, yet, already

Still, ,yet, already

We most often use the adverbs “still” ,

“yet” and “already”, with the present
perfect, although they may be used
with other verb tenses. These adverbs
make reference to time and their
location within the sentence depends
on which of them we are using.
Still ,yet, already

Already:
Refers to something that happened before or
sooner than expected and generally is located
between the auxiliary verb and the principal
verb.

Examples:
• They have already finished their homework.
• Jacob has already left work.
• The train has already arrived.
 Still, ,yet, already

Yet :
It is used for something we expected to
have happened but has still not happened.
We tend to use this adverb in negative and
interrogative sentences. In contrast to the
other adverbs discussed here, “yet” is
generally found at the end of the sentence.

Examples:
• I’m really hungry. I haven’t eaten yet.
• Jacob hasn’t left his job at the hospital yet.
• Have they finished their homework yet?
• Has the train arrived yet?
.
Still, ,yet, already

We use “still” for actions or events that have not

happened or have not ended, especially when we
expect the actions or events to have happened sooner.
“Still” is frequently used with other verb tenses, but
regardless of the verb tense, this adverb is always found
before the principal verb.

Examples:
• I took two pills, but I still have a headache.
• Is Jacob still working at the hospital?
• They still haven’t finished their homework.
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• http://www.better-
english.com/grammar/stillyet.htm
• http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Still
_Yet_Already.htm
• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.or
g/es/grammar-exercises/just-yet-
still-already
• http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pres
per.i.htm
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Unit 2
Module 7

Intensifiers so,
very, too.
Intensifiers so, very, too.
Intensifiers are adverbs that make adjectives,
quantifiers, or other adverbs stronger. For instance:

• The test is very hard.

• The test is so hard.
• The test is too hard.

A test that is very hard is really difficult. A test that

is so hard is even more difficult. A test that is too
hard is impossible to complete. So and too with
these meanings are much more common in spoken
English and fiction writing than more formal
registers such as academic writing.
Aspects to bear in mind.

Look at the difference

between so and too with a glass of water
example .

The water entirely fills the glass, it is so

full.

The water is overflowing, it is too full.

 Aspects to bear in mind.

Both so and too can modify other

adverbs in the same way as adjectives.

3 Example
The dog jumped so happily when she
saw me.
Don’t eat your food too quickly; it will
make you sick.
 Aspects to bear in mind.

Although adverbs cannot modify

nouns, so and too can
modify much and many with the same
3 meanings.

Example:
There are so many people in the room (but
I can still get in).
That phone costs too much money (so I
can’t afford to buy it).
 Aspects to bear in mind.

Finally, so can be used in the dependent

clause structure so + adjective … that. (You
can omit that). This has the meaning of a
3 result:
The soup was so hot (that) I burned my
mouth.
This means that the speaker burned her
mouth because the soup was very hot.
 Aspects to bear in mind.

Write a sentence with so or too to describe each situation.

Example I have a lot of homework. I can’t finish it all. I have too
much homework

1. That message you sent was very nice. It made me feel good.
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2. I didn’t like that movie. I don’t like sad movies.

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3. Why did you bring that big suitcase? It won’t fit in the closet.
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4. The mountains are covered with a lot of snow. You can’t see
any rocks.
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5. If you rent an apartment in that faraway neighborhood, you

will have trouble getting to work.
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Let´s practice online

• http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_inte
nsifiers.htm
• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/pt-
br/english-grammar/adjectives/intensifiers
• http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Very_Too_Enou
gh.htm
• http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/so-such-
many-much-esl1.html
• http://www.eoilangreo.net/cristina/intermediat
e/expressingresult.htm
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