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Hi! I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.
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Today, I'm going to tell you the difference between
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'still', 'already' and 'yet'.
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They all talk about things around the present,
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but they don't mean the same.
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We use 'still' to talk about something
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that hasn't finished.
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Are you still studying? Let's go out!
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We use 'already' to talk about something that
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has finished,
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and maybe we didn't think it would have by now.
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She's already finished work. She's gone home.
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We use 'yet' in questions and negatives
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to talk about things that haven't happened,
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but we think they will.
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Haven't you left yet? You'll be late!
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So just remember:
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Things that are 'still' happening, haven't finished.
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Things that have 'already' happened, have finished
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and things that are 'yet' to happen, haven't started.
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Are you still watching?
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Have you learnt this yet?
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You remember it already?
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Fantastic!
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