Aún no termino mi tarea de español.

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Breakdown of Aún no termino mi tarea de español.

• mi: my
• de: of
• la tarea: the homework

Questions & Answers about Aún no termino mi tarea de español.

Why is termino in the present tense if the homework is not finished yet? In English I’d say “I haven’t finished my homework yet.”

In Spanish, the present simple can express an action that is in progress but not completed, especially with words like aún or todavía (yet, still).

• Aún no termino mi tarea de español.
  = I haven’t finished my Spanish homework yet / I still haven’t finished my Spanish homework.

This is very natural in Latin American Spanish. You could also say:

• Todavía no termino mi tarea de español.
• Aún no he terminado mi tarea de español.

The version with he terminado (no he terminado) is closer to English “I haven’t finished”, but aún no termino is equally correct and very common, especially in speech.

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What’s the difference between aún and todavía here? Can I use them interchangeably?

In this sentence, aún and todavía are practically interchangeable:

• Aún no termino mi tarea de español.
• Todavía no termino mi tarea de español.

Both mean: I haven’t finished my Spanish homework yet / I still haven’t finished my Spanish homework.

Some nuances:

• In everyday Latin American speech, todavía is more common.
• Aún can sound a bit more formal or literary in some regions, but many people use it in normal conversation too.
• In most contexts of “yet / still”, if you can use todavía, you can use aún.

So for everyday talking in Latin America, you’ll hear todavía a lot, but aún is fully correct.

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