Exercises

110.1 Compare what Paul said a few years ago with what he says now. Some things are the same as before and some things have changed.

Paul a few years ago (beard)

I travel a lot. I work in a shop.

I write poems.

I want to be a teacher.

I'm interested in politics. I'm single. I go fishing a lot.

Paul now

I travel a lot.

I work in a hospital.

I gave up writing poems.

I want to be a teacher.

I'm not interested in politics.

I'm single.

I haven't been fishing for years.

Write sentences about Paul using still and not. any more.

1. (travel) _He still travels a lot._

2. (shop) _He doesn't work in a shop any more.-

3. (poems) He ---.

4. (teacher) ---.

5. (politics) ---.

6. (single) ---.

7. (fishing) ---.

8. (beard) ---.

Now write three sentences about Paul using no longer.

9. _He no longer works in a shop._

10. He ---.

11. ---.

12 ---.

110.2 For each sentence (with still) write a sentence with a similar meaning using not... yet + one of the following verbs:

decide find finish go stop take off wake up

1. It's still raining. _It hasn't stopped raining yet._

2. George is still here. He ---.

3. They're still having their dinner. They ---.

4. The children are still asleep ---.

5. Ann is still looking for a job ---.

6. I'm still wondering what to do ---.

7. The plane is still waiting on the runway ---.

110.3 In this exercise you have to put in still, yet, already or not... any more in the _underline_ sentence (or part of a sentence). Study the examples carefully.

1. Jack lost his job a year ago and _he is unemployed._ _He is still unemployed_

2. Do you want me to tell Liz the news or _does she know_? _does she already know

3. I'm hungry. _Is dinner ready_? _Is dinner ready yet_

4. I was hungry earlier but _I'm not hungry._ _I'm not hungry any more_

5. Can we wait a few minutes? _I don't want to go out._ ---.

6. Jill used to work at the airport but _she doesn't work there._ ---.

7. I used to live in Amsterdam. _I have a lot of friends there_ ---.

8. 'Shall I introduce you to Jim?' 'There's no need. _We've met._' ---.

9. _Do you live in the same house_ or have you moved? ---.

10. Would you like to eat with us or _have you eaten?_ ---.

11. 'Where's John?' '_He isn't here._ He'll be here soon.' ---.

12. Tim said he would be here at 8.30. It's 9 o'clock now and _he isn't here._ ---.

13. Do you want to join the club or _are you a member?_ ---.

14. It happened a long time ago but _I can remember it very clearly._ ---.

15. I've put on weight. _These trousers don't fit me._ ---.

16. '_Have you finished with the paper?_' 'No _I'm reading it._' ---.