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Summary

  1. 'Already' shows something happened sooner than expected, 'yet' asks or says whether it has happened by now, and 'still' shows a situation continues. They often appear with the present perfect.

Structure

have + already + past participle | ... + yet? | still + verb

Examples

  1. I've already finished my homework.
  2. Have you eaten yet?
  3. She still lives with her parents.
  4. They haven't arrived yet.

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