5.76 'still' for existing situations

If you want to say that a situation exists up to the present time, you use 'still'. If you are using 'be' as a main verb or an auxiliary verb, you put 'still' after 'be' or the auxiliary. If you are using any simple verb except 'be' you put 'still' in front of the verb. 'Still' often suggests that the continuation of the situation is surprising or undesirable.

• It's a marvel that I'm still alive to tell the tale.
• Male prejudice still exists in certain quarters.
• Years had passed and they were still paying them off.

In negative statements which use the 'n't' contraction, 'still' is placed in front of 'be' or the auxiliary.

• We've been working on it for over two years now. And it still isn't finished.
• We still don't know where we're going.