Adverb
- 1. adverb purpose examples already Something happened before now ( often sooner than expected + ? Ed already has a high school diploma. The children are already at school. Do they already have a new car? still Something is continuing + - ? We still want to know the answer. Hes still waiting at the door.(BE) Jan still doesnt have a college degree. Do you still drive a truck? yet Something is not happening now but is expected in the future - ? Can you wait? Al hasnt arrived yet. Im hungry. Is dinner ready yet? No longer Something has stopped or changed + She no longer works here. Hes no longer a student. Anymore Any longer Sometihng has stopped or changed. - ? He isnt in the army anymore/anylonger. Does he work here anymore/anylonger? *put the adverb after auxilary BE or HAVE/HAS when the adverb is in the middle of the sentence; for example : already, still and no longer. *dont use already in negative sentences. *dont use yet in positive sentences. *use yet at the end of the sentence. *just usually with perfect tenses and means a short time ago. More examples: Has the six oclock train arrived yet? Its five past six and I havent seen it . (sth hasnt happened at the time of speaking) I dont like to go there anymore. He has already published 2 novels. I still dont understand.
- 2. It isnt time to go yet. Have you seen him yet? You already told me that. The performance has already started when we arrived. We are still trying to learn how to use this computer. Have you finished your homework? No, not yet. Exercise: 1. Peters 40, but he can ................ play soccer well. 2. Bill is only 20, but he has............ gotten a college degree. 3. Karen stopped teaching because she .................. enjoys it. 4. Ive been doing homework for hours, but 脹 .............. havent finished. 5. Do we ................. have to clean the barracks today? 6. The Smiths moved away. They ...................... live here. 7. Tina ................... called, so you dpnt have to call her again. 8. Bob retired from teaching last year. He ................... teaches school.