The time adverb todavía can be used in affirmative sentences to express "still" when an action is still happening. For example:
We can place todavía either before or after the verb, there is no difference in meaning:
Although it is slightly more formal, we can also use "aún" as a synonym of todavía:
As you can see, there is also flexibility when placing aún in the sentence; either before or after the verb.
Remember aún takes a written accent (aún)
See also:
- Using todavía no with El Pretérito Perfecto = not yet (negative expression)
- Using El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto with aún no/todavía no
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Examples and resources
Aún recuerdo la canción que cantabas cuando era pequeña.I still remember the song you sang when I was little.
Hace cinco años visité la Alhambra y todavía recuerdo los detalles de los azulejos.Five years ago I visited the Alhambra and I still remember the details of the tiles.
