Already, Yet & Still - Medium Exercises

Already, yet, and still become more subtle when the speaker adds surprise, impatience, or a reason for checking. Already can appear in questions when the speaker thinks something may have happened earlier than expected: "Have you already booked the tickets?" Yet keeps the focus on an expected result that has not happened or is being checked: "We haven't agreed on a date yet." These choices often show the speaker's attitude to timing, not only the basic grammar form.

Still is especially useful with negatives because it adds the idea that the speaker expected a change before now. "I still haven't received the parcel" sounds stronger than "I haven't received the parcel yet" because it stresses delay or frustration. Use the surrounding clue to decide whether the sentence means early completion, normal expectation, or unchanged continuation. Medium-level contexts often include deadlines, reminders, arrangements, and unfinished everyday tasks, where the same action can sound neutral, surprising, or overdue.