TESOL/Time

Still
Still is used for things that are continuing.


 * She is still studying. (She was studying before and she continues studying now.)
 * In ten years she will still be studying. (She will continue studying and not stop after 10 years.)

still ... not is about the past, as opposed to not ... yet, which is about the future.


 * She still has not found what she is looking for. (She was searching in the past.)
 * We haven't run out of gas yet. (We may run out in the future.)

Yet
Yet is about things that we expect.


 * The soup is not cool yet. (Soon it will be cool and we can eat it.)
 * Has she emailed you yet? (I expect her to send an email soon.)

Already
Already is for things that happened early, often earlier than expected.


 * You have finished your homework already? That was fast!

Quiz1
{Use still, yet, and already to finish this story. I was born in 1975. In 1980, I was only five but I { already _7 } knew I wanted to be an artist. I had not entered middle school { yet _7 } so I couldn't study art in school. Instead of painting in school I painted at home, and by the time I was ten I had { already _7 } learned how to paint flowers very well. I continued painting in middle school and high school, and when I went to college I was { still _7 } into painting so I decided to major in it. By my second year I had { already _7 } painted something for an exhibition. I was very skilled but { still _7 } not making very much money from painting. In fact, I had not sold a single painting { yet _7 }, but I { still _7 } kept trying and in my third year of university I sold my first painting. It was a painting of a rose. I can { still _7 } remember how happy I was after I sold it.
 * type="{}"}

quiz2
{She ________ studying. + is still - has already - has yet - is not yet
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! "Still" is used for things that are continuing.
 * Incorrect. "Already" is used for things that happened early.
 * Incorrect. "Yet" is about things that we expect.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.

{In ten years she ________ studying. + will still be - will already be - will not yet be - will yet be
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! She will continue studying and not stop after 10 years.
 * Incorrect. "Already" is used for things that happened early.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.
 * Incorrect. "Yet" is about things that we expect.

{She ________ found what she is looking for. + still has not - not yet has - already has - yet has not
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! "still ... not" is about the past.
 * Incorrect. "not ... yet" is about the future.
 * Incorrect. "Already" is used for things that happened early.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.

{We ________ run out of gas. - still have not + haven't ... yet - have already - have yet
 * type="[]"}
 * Incorrect. "still ... not" is about the past.
 * Correct! "not ... yet" is about the future.
 * Incorrect. "Already" is used for things that happened early.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.

{The soup ________ cool. - is still not - is already + is not cool yet - has yet
 * type="[]"}
 * Incorrect. "Still" is used for things that are continuing.
 * Incorrect. "Already" is used for things that happened early.
 * Correct! "Yet" is about things that we expect.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.

{Has she ________ you? - still emailed - already emailed + emailed you yet - not yet emailed
 * type="[]"}
 * Incorrect. "Still" is used for things that are continuing.
 * Incorrect. "Already" is used for things that happened early.
 * Correct! "Yet" is about things that we expect.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.

{You ________ your homework? That was fast! - still have finished + have finished already - have not finished yet - have yet finished
 * type="[]"}
 * Incorrect. "Still" is used for things that are continuing.
 * Correct! "Already" is for things that happened early.
 * Incorrect. This doesn't fit the context.
 * Incorrect. "Yet" is about things that we expect.