Still can say that something true before remains true now.
The idea
Put still after be: the shop is still open. Put it before an ordinary verb: I still live here. With be plus -ing, it follows be: she is still waiting.
Examples
- The shop is still open.
- I still live near the station.
- She is still waiting for the bus.
- We still have the old map.
- Are your hands still wet?
- They still meet every Friday.
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Still stresses continuation; already can indicate that something happened before the expected time.
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Choose the word for continuation. The shop has not closed; it is ___ open. (still / no longer)
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still
Still says the shop continues to be open.
Choose the natural order with an ordinary verb. I ___ near the station. (still live / live still)
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still live
Before an ordinary verb, place still before the verb.
Choose the word for continuation. She continues to wait for the bus: she is ___. (still waiting / no longer waiting)
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still waiting
Still waiting describes an action that continues.
Practice round
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Choose the word for continuation. The shop has not closed; it is ___ open. (still / no longer)
Choose the natural order with an ordinary verb. I ___ near the station. (still live / live still)
Choose the word for continuation. She continues to wait for the bus: she is ___. (still waiting / no longer waiting)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a habit or situation that continues now.