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SAYING WHEN AN ACTION HAS HAPPENED


(Compulsory Supplementary Material for Beta 8.
Suggested Supplementary Material for Gamma Elementary Module.)

Whenever we want to express whether an action continues at the moment we are speaking, we use the following
adverbs:

Still is used to indicate that something is the same as before. It means «up to the present moment»
and it is generally used in affirmative sentences;
for example.
Susan affirms that she still loves Joseph.

Already is used in sentences that tell what has happened or has been completed
before the time of speaking;
for example:
"I’m only twenty five and I’m already getting grey hair"

Yet expresses an action that has not occurred until now. It is generally used with the Present
Perfect in negative and interrogative sentences;
for example:
It was raining at lunch time and is still raining.
The rain hasn’t stopped yet.

EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks using STILL, YET and ALREADY.

1. My goodness, look at the time! It’s nine o’clock __________ and I’m _________ having breakfast.

2. Have you finished reading my book __________?


No, I’m __________ reading it.

3. My family and I haven’t gone on vacation __________. We are __________ at home and it is
__________ late in the season.

4. Are you ready to come to dinner, John? What! Is it dinner time __________?

5. Why aren’t the children in bed __________? They are__________ studying because they haven’t
finished their homework __________.

6. After only three years in the army, he was __________ a captain and __________ advancing, although
he isn’t a general __________.

7. I’m __________waiting for the coffee I ordered. The waiter hasn’t brought it __________. I’ve been
here an hour __________.

8. Young Peter is only sixteen and __________ six feet tall. He is not as tall as his father, but he is
__________ growing.

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EXERCISE 2. Form 6 sentences using STILL, YET and ALREADY. Use each word twice.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

EXERCISE 3. Unscramble the sentences using STILL, YET and ALREADY correctly.

1. John has yet not to been London

2. He yet doesn’t what to do know

3. This document is corrected still being

4. Already I finished that work

EXERCISE 4. Complete the sentences below using STILL, ALREADY and YET.

1. I’ve started learning English but I haven’t learned very much __________.

2. You don’t need to tell Harry. He __________ knows.

3. We aren’t ready to start __________. Let’s wait a little longer.

4. I didn’t know you were __________ working at Brown’s.

5. Joe __________ lives in Manchester, where he was born.

6. I’ve __________ seen that film and I don’t want to see it again.

7. Is Ann __________ here? No, she has __________ left.

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KEY-CHECK SAYING WHEN AN ACTION HAS HAPPENED

EXERCISE 1.

1. already /still
2. yet / still
3. yet / still / already
4. already
5. yet / still / yet
6. already /still / yet
7. still / yet / already
8. already / still

EXERCISE 2.

ASK THE LAB TEACHERS TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

EXERCISE 3.

1. John hasn't been to London yet.


2. He doesn't know what to do yet.
3. This document is still being corrected.
4. I already finished that work.

EXERCISE 4.

1. ...yet
2. ...already...
3. ...yet.
4. ...still...
5. ...still...
6. ...already...
7. ...still... /...already...

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