WHICH WORD? Still or Yet
1710-1803 UPDATED: 23 Mar 19
WHICH WORD?

Still or Yet

Still ​


  • still is usually used in the positive
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  • 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"
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  • yet is used mostly in the Present Perfect

EXAMPLES:  STILL



  1. She still lives in Boston.

  2. Are you still going to go to Rio next week?

  3. Do you still have a headache.   Yeah!

  4. Will you still be here when I get back?   Sure, I'll be here.

  5. He has studied very hard, but he is still not the best student in the class.

EXAMPLES:  YET



  1. I haven't finished the research paper yet, but I should finish it by tomorrow.

  2. I have yet to finish the research paper, but I should finish it by tomorrow.

  3. Have you fixed my computer yet?    (já está atrasado) 

  4. Maria has an accent when she speaks English.  Yet, when she sings, she doesn't have an accent.