Again, Brits often use the present perfect where Americans use the past simple: We use already to talk about things that have happened or been done before, or that have happened or been done before the expected time. Make sure you don’t use yet when you should use already. It is possible to put it before the verb in negative sentences, but this is rather formal: Note that we almost always put yet at the end of the sentence. Again, Brits are most likely to use the present perfect, where Americans usually use the past simple: We often use yet to ask whether something has been done. We also use yet in simple, present tense questions, but not in positive statements: With yet, Brits are most likely to use the present perfect, while Americans often use the past simple: We use yet in negative sentences to talk about things that have not happened up to the present time or the time you are talking about. It is possible, but much less common, to put still at the end of the sentence: Note that (like words such as often and sometimes) still comes before the verb (unless it is be, when it comes after) or between the auxiliary and the main verb: We use still to talk about situations that continue to exist at the present time or at the time you are talking about: This post looks at the words still, already and yet – three common words that often cause problems for students.
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