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already + negatives

0 Is it possible to use 'already' in negative sentences ? (especially in the Present Perfect tense) thx!0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Is it possible to use 'already' in negative sentences ? 02font 02br 02br 00Seems OK to me, although I had to think for a moment to find this example. 01i 00The reason that I have not already cooked dinner is that the stove is not working.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Is it possible to use 'already' in negative sentences ?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Seems OK to me, although I had to think for a moment to find this example.
  • 01i 00The reason that I have not already cooked dinner is that the stove is not working.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive01font 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Is it possible to use 'already' in negative sentences ? (especially in the Present Perfect tense) thx!02font02br
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00Seems OK to me, although I had to think for a moment to find this example. 01i00The reason that I have not already cooked dinner is that the stove is not working. 02
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0 And what about 'I don't already work in that company' ?0-
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0 "01i00Still02i00" is usually a better choice than "01i00already02i00" in negated sentences.0-
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0I think you might mean "yet." You are starting there, but you haven't started there yet. I don't yet work for that company.02br
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00Using "still" is a completely different meaning. You used to work there, but you don't work there anymore. I don't still work for that company. 02br
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00You can use already, but it's not very common, at least in my exp
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Using "still" is a completely different meaning. You used to work there, but you don't work there anymore. I don't still work for that company. 12br
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10I agree about 01i00yet02i00 but dont see the problem with 01i00still02
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00 Is it possible to use 'already' in negative sentences ? (especially in the Present Perfect tense) thx!12br
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10As mentioned above, it is possible for a native speaker, after thinking it over, to construct such a sentence. However, it is not a regularly used pattern.02br
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01i00He has al
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11cite20Grammar Geek22cite20Using "still" is a completely different meaning. You used to work there, but you don't work there anymore. I don't still work for that company. 22br
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20I agree about 11i10yet
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I disagree with the "I don't still work there" = I worked there in the past but no longer do.
It should be I no longer work there, or I don't work there any more.
The difference in the cooking example is, as is often the case, an issue of intention.
I still haven't cooked dinner , - gives the idea that you should have done it by now. In this kind of situation the still
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This is a thread to exploit! Emotion: stick out tongue I am interested in "already" too.
Grammar GeekIn the company exampl
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Your examples sound just fine.

Have you X yet? This does carry the sense that you think that the person will do so at some time.
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