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Tarirotari Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Position of 'still'

The word still is commonly used in mid position, i.e. before the main verb, after the main verb if it is the verb be, or after the first auxiliary verb: 'I still feel hungry', 'I am still tired' 'I will still be there at 7'

However, correct me if I am wrong, when still is used with a verb in the negative present perfect tense, we can find examples such as:

I still haven't done my shopping.
I have still not done my shopping.

I know we could use the negative + yet, and it would sound more natural, but anyway, I want to know if the sentences above are OK to your ear and/or if other possibilities (such as 'I haven't still done...) could be deemed acceptable.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

I still haven't done my shopping. Fine, because you can easily use the contraction: eg. It's Christmas eve, and I still haven't finished all my Christmas shopping.

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I still haven't done my shopping. Fine, because you can easily use the contraction: eg. It's Christmas eve, and I still haven't finished all my Christmas shopping.
I have still not done my shopping.OK, less common.
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tarirotaristill is used with a verb in the negative
'still' with a negative is tricky, isn't it? The order makes a difference in determining exactly what is negated.

1 He is still not here. We are still waiting for him. (He is not here yet.) [continues to be 'not here']
2 He is not still here. He left hours ago. (He has already gone.) [does n
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