Still
still은 상황 또는 행위가 진행 중일 때 사용합니다. 그것은 변하거나 멈추지 않았습니다:
It's 10:00 and Tom is still in bed.
When I went to bed, Jane was still working.
Do you still want to go to the party, or have you changed your mind?
일반적으로 still은 문장 중간에 동사와 함께 위치합니다. See unit 106.
Anymore / any longer / no longer
상황이 변했음을 이야기할 때 not ... anymore 또는 not ... any longer와 같이 표현합니다:
Ann doesn't work here anymore (or any longer). She left last month.
We used to be good friends, but we aren't anymore (or any longer).
이러한 상황에는 no longer를 사용할 수 있습니다. no longer는 문장 중간에 위치합니다:
Ann no longer works here.
그러나 no more는 사용하지 않습니다:
We are no longer friends. (not We are no more friends)
still과 not ... anymore의 비교:
Sheila still works here, but Ann doesn't work here anymore.
Yet
yet은 "지금까지 아직은(until now)"의 의미입니다. 주로 부정문과 의문문에 사용합니다. yet은 말하는 사람이 어떤 일이 일어나기를 기대하는 것을 보여줍니다. yet은 일반적으로 문장 마지막에 위치합니다:
It's 10:00 and Tom hasn't gotten up yet.
I'm hungry. Is dinner ready yet?
We don't know where we're going for our vacation yet.
yet과 still:
Jack lost his job a year ago and is still unemployed.
Jack lost his job a year ago and hasn't found another job yet.
Is it still raining?
Has it stopped raining yet?
still은 부정문에서 부정어 앞에 사용할 수 있습니다:
She said she would be here an hour ago, and she still hasn't come.
이것은 "she hasn't com yet."과 비슷합니다. 그러나 still ... not은 놀람이나 참기 힘든 강한 감정을 보여줍니다:
I wrote to him last week. He hasn't replied yet. (but I expect he will reply soon)
I wrote to him months ago, and he still hasn't replied. (he should have replied before now)
Already
already는 어떤 일이 기대보다 일찍 일어난 것을 이야기할 때 사용합니다. already 는 문장 중간 또는 끝에 위치합니다.(see unit 106):
"When is Sue going on vacation?" "She has already gone." (= sooner than you expected)
Should I tell Liz the news, or does she already know?
I've just had lunch, and I'm hungry already.