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Still /yet/ not ... yet - English lesson

1)  STILL : emphasises that an action is continuing. ( Still is turned towards the past : <= )

ex : Nigel’s still working = Nigel hasn’t stopped working.

-  Its contrary is ‘no longer’

ex : Tom is no longer working here.

- Do not mix up : He’s still ill ( = not cured yet )

ex : He’s always ill = He is frequently ill.   

- Still = However – yet.

      ex : Patrick  is very happy in France, still he misses Ireland !

 2) YET : = Until now ( turned towards the future =>)

a) In an affirmative clause , YET, but ‘STILL’ is here used a lot more frequently.

ex : You have time yet … = You still have time ! = You have more time left  ...

b) In a question : YET is often similar to ‘already’.

ex : Has she arrived yet ? = Has she already arrived ?

       c) In a negative clause  = Not  ... yet, till now …

ex : She hasn’t come to visit us yet !

Compare : He’s already here = and its opposite = He hasn’t arrived yet.

* * *   : STILL … NOT  versus NOT … YET :

 ex : 'He still hasn’t arrived' shows more impatience (the sentence is turned towards the past = He hasn't arrived (I'm impatient and I suppose he may not come !))

 whereas ‘he hasn’t arrived yet’, is turned towards the future, and the action may still happen …

 - ‘As yet’  =  ‘so far’ =  ‘up to now’.

 ex : I have received no letters from her as yet.

 - YET  = Nevertheless … ; However ...

 ex : It’s strange, yet true …

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