Fill in the blanks with already or yet.
1. We have ............................ to hear from him.
Yet suggests that something which is expected has not happened.
2. I have .............................. sent the application.
Already suggests that something has happened sooner than expected.
3. They have ............................... to make a formal announcement of the discovery.
Yet suggests that something which is expected has not happened.
4. I have .............................. finished.
Already suggests that something has happened sooner than expected.
5. 'Has the postman been?' 'Not ............................'
Yet suggests that something which is expected has not happened.
6. He was angry, ............................ he said nothing.
Yet can introduce a contrasting idea.
7. As .............................., I haven't had the time to finish that novel.
Yet suggests that something which is expected has not happened.
8. By the time we reached there, they had .............................. left.
Already suggests that something has happened sooner than expected.
9. The guests have ............................... arrived.
Already suggests that something has happened sooner than expected.
10. Have you called the plumber ..............................?
In questions yet is used to ask whether something has happened.
11. The mangoes aren't ripe ....................................
Yet suggests that something which is expected has not happened.
12. When I was ten, I ............................ knew that I wanted to be a writer.
Already suggests that something has happened sooner than expected.
Answers
1. We have yet to hear from him.
2. I have already sent the application.
3. They have yet to make a formal announcement of the discovery.
4. I have already finished.
5. ‘Has the postman been?’ ‘Not yet.’
6. He was angry, yet he said nothing.
7. As yet, I haven’t had the time to finish that novel.
8. By the time we reached there, they had already left.
9. The guests have already arrived.
10. Have you called the plumber yet?
11. The mangoes aren’t ripe yet.
12. When I was ten, I already knew that I wanted to be a writer.
