YET: WHICH WORD? Still or Yet

Still or Yet

UPDATED: OCT 2021

Still

still is usually used in the positive

still comes after the verb "to be" and before "action verbs"

Yet

yet is usually used in the negative

yet can be used as "on the other hand"
yet is used mostly in the Present Perfect

EXAMPLES: STILL

She still lives in Boston.
Are you still going to go to Rio next week?
Do you still have a headache. Yeah!
Will you still be here when I get back? Sure, I'll be here.
He has studied very hard, but he is still not the best student in the class.

EXAMPLES: YET

I haven't finished the research paper yet, but I should finish it by tomorrow.
I have yet to finish the research paper, but I should finish it by tomorrow.
Have you fixed my computer yet?
Maria has an accent when she speaks English. Yet, when she sings, she doesn't have an accent.