already, still, yet and no longer

We use still to show that something continues up to a time in the past present or future. It goes in front of the main verb:

The children still enjoyed playing games.
They are still living next door.
We will still be on holiday.

… or after the present simple or the past simple of be:

Her grandfather is still alive.
They were still unhappy.

We use already to show that something has happened sooner than it was expected to happen. Like still, it comes before the main verb:

The car is OK. I’ve already fixed it.
It was early but they were already sleeping.

… or after the present simple or past simple of the verb be:

It was early but we were already tired.
We are already late.

We use yet in a negative or interrogative clause, usually with perfective aspect (especially in British English), to show that something has not happened by a particular time. yet comes at the end of the sentence:

It was late, but they hadn’t arrived yet.
Have you fixed the car yet?
She won’t have sent the email yet.

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Hi,
Why no longer explanation isn't there? I want to read about it.
I really want to learn English because its hard for me to speak it, and I
would like to boost my confidence to speak, so please help me.
Thank you.

Hello Lorilyn (and also Carlos),

It seems that no longer  has been missed out in the explanation. I'll see if we can change this soon.

In the meantime, try using our  Cambridge Dictionaries Online  search box on the right of this page. If you type  no longer and click  Look it up!, you'll find a brief explanation and a couple of examples.

Regards,

Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team

Hello,
Could anyone help me, please?
why is there, in the test, a question where "already" is at the end of the sentence? It says: Have you finished that book already?. why is that right?
Thank you
Carlos

Hello, The LearnEnglish Team
I was wondering, where is the "no longer" explanation?.
Thank you 

heyyyyyyy .....
i got  B pass in the written exam ..
today is our last class..
Teacher gave us the certificates ..
I got 3 B and 1A ., overall B ..

Hello!
Well done on your result. Are you happy with it?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

Thank you so much for wishing me..
i'm ok with my results but i tried to get all A passes.. 
but.. it's pretty good..

Hi
it was exciting,and it clear all friends here have enjoyed it. 
thank u alot.

hi everyone, I passed my first test.

can you tell me please how it was and how you started because i wana pass the test

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