Surprising information - practicing still / yet / already / no longer etc.
Surprising Information
We use these words to show (some) surprise about the time when something happens.
Look at them and make sure you know what they mean.
still / yet / already / no longer / any more / at last
Now try to put them into these sentences.
You will need to use two of the phrases more than once.
- Jorge and Katrina are both 16. They ____________ have two children.
- Ethel is 34. She hasn't been on her first date _____________ .
- Peter is 37. He ____________ lives with his mother and father.
- Ted has been married for ten years. He wants to leave his wife because he doesn't love her __________ .
- Mary and Roger are 55. They were dating for twenty years. Yesterday they got married ___________ .
- Samantha is 40. She hasn't learned to swim _____________ .
- Masa is 39. He _____________ reads comics.
- Naomi is 25. She ____________ reads comics because now she prefers reading books.
Compare your answers with other class members. Do you agree?
Now can you match the words with the right definition?
| 1. | still | |
An action continued in the past but now it has stopped. The verb in the sentence is always negative or a question. |
| 2. | already | |
The speaker is surprised because an action has happened later than expected / normal. |
| 3. | yet | |
An action (or situation) is continuing - it started earlier. Maybe the speaker is surprised. |
| 4. | no longer | |
An action has happened early. The speaker is surprised.
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| 5. | any more | |
An action is late. It hasn't happened. The speaker is surprised. (used with negative verbs / questions) |
| 6. | at last | |
An action has stopped now. It is not happening now. (used with a positive / affirmative verb) |
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