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An hour ago it was raining.

still = somethi ng is the same as before:

0 I had a lot to eat, but I'm still hungry. (= I was hungry before, and I'm hungry now)

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0 'Did you sell your car?' 'No, I've still got it.'
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0 'Do you still live in Barcelona?' 'No, I live in Madrid now.'

yet

20 minutes ago now
Ben will be here soon. Where's Ben? He's very late.
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Twenty minutes ago they were They are still waiting for Ben.

waiting for Ben. Ben hasn't come yet.

yet = until now

We use yet in negative sentences (He hasn't come yet.) and in questions (Has he come yet?).

Yet is usually at the end of a sentence:

0 A: Where's Emma?

。 B: She isn't here yet. (= she w ill be here, but until now she hasn't come)
A: What are you doing this evening?

。 B: I don't know yet. (= I w ill know later, but I don't know at t he moment)

A: Are yo u ready to go yet?

。 B: Not yet. In a m inute. (= I w ill be ready, but I'm not ready at the moment)

A: Have you finished w ith the newspaper yet?

B: No, I'm still reading it.

Compare yet and still:

0 She hasn't gone yet. S he's still here. (not she is yet here)

0 I haven't fin ished eating yet. I 'm still eati ng.

already = earlier than expected:

0 'What time is J Joe coming?'
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’ 'He's already here.' (= earlier than we expected)
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0 'I'm going to tell you what happened.' 'That's not necessary. I already know.'
0 Sarah isn't coming to the cinema with us. She has already seen the fi lm.
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200 ( already/yet + present perfect ➔ Unit 16 word order (still/already) ➔ Unit 94