Yet, Still and Already: know when to use each one and don’t make mistakes again
Understanding how to use adverbs of intensity When it is and frequency is already a big challenge in the Portuguese language, as we need to be aware of their placement, agreement and coherence. use them in the English language, we find it even more difficult, especially if they are yet, still and already.
If you still don’t know how to use them, don’t worry! In this article, we explain what these adverbs are and how you can use them correctly in your daily life. Let’s go!
What is yet, still and already?
Before we even know how to apply them in a sentence, we need to understand what these adverbs are. In general, the words “yet” and “still” can be translated as “still” and the adverb “already” as “already”, which is why they cause a lot of confusion.
How to use each word?
The English language uses the words yet, still and already a lot, since they bring the notion of time into a sentence. This means that it is very difficult to explain something that has happened or is yet to happen without using these three adverbs.
But how can they be used? Below, we explain the function of each one in one sentence. Check it out!
Yet
Yet refers to an action that is about to happen, that agb directory is, it is already expected. Therefore, it can never be used in sentences in the past tense and usually appears in negative sentences. Furthermore, when you ask a question with yet, it is more interesting to put the term at the end, to emphasize that we are expecting the action to actually happen.
