A2Adjectives and adverbs

No longer, any longer, anymore

Say that a situation has stopped being true with no longer, not ... any longer or not ... anymore, paying attention to word position.

Overview

What this grammar does

Say that a situation has stopped being true with no longer, not ... any longer or not ... anymore, paying attention to word position.

Form and rules

How it works

No longer has negative meaning but uses affirmative verb form: I no longer work there.

Put no longer before most main verbs but after be: She no longer drives / She is no longer a student.

Use not ... any longer in a negative sentence, usually with any longer near the end.

Use not ... anymore similarly; anymore is especially common in informal English.

Do not combine don't/doesn't with no longer in standard English: say I no longer live there or I don't live there anymore.

A closer look

Meaning and use

Use not ... anymore similarly; anymore is especially common in informal English.

Do not combine don't/doesn't with no longer in standard English: say I no longer live there or I don't live there anymore.

Examples

See the pattern in complete sentences

I no longer live in London.

She is no longer a student.

We don't go there any longer.

He doesn't smoke anymore.

That shop is no longer open.

Common mistakes

What to avoid

I don't no longer work at that company; I left last year.

I no longer work at that company; I left last year.

No longer goes before a main verb and already carries negative meaning.

She isn't worried no longer; the problem has been solved.

She isn't worried anymore; the problem has been solved.

Anymore commonly comes at the end of a negative sentence.

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