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STILL

The word still is used mainly to refer to something that began in the past and is continuing
into the present. It is most common in affirmative statements and questions:

 Affirmative statement: He still works at JP Morgan. = He used to work at JP Morgan


and he continues to work there now.
 Affirmative statement: It’s still raining. = It was raining in the past and it continues to
rain now.
 Question: Do you still want to come over for dinner? =Earlier you said you wanted to
come over for dinner. Is that also true now?

YET

The word yet is mainly used to refer to something that hasn’t happened so far but may be
expected to happen. It is most common in negative statements and questions:

 Negative statement: It isn’t raining yet. = Rain is expected but it has not started.
 Negative statement: The research has not been completed yet. = Research has started,
but so far it has not been completed.
 Question: Have the kids eaten dinner yet? = It is expected that the kids will have
dinner; the speaker is asking whether this has happened already or not.

ALREADY

The word already is used to indicate that something has happened earlier or earlier than
planned. It is also used to indicate the termination of an action.

 The guests have already arrived. = The guests have arrived earlier than someone
expected.
 I already have too much to carry. = ‘already’ is indirectly stopping an action by
indicating that the sentence speaker can’t carry more things.
 Are you leaving already? = ‘already’ indicates the termination of an action that was
supposed to go on for longer.

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