Fill in the blanks.
1It was late, ............... we decided to go out.
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Use "yet" as a linking word meaning "but" or "nevertheless".
2I have ............... sent the parcel.
Wrong!
Use "already" to show that something has happened before now or earlier than expected.
3Have they ............... gone?
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Use "already" in this question to ask whether something has happened sooner than expected.
4He has ............... to start working on the project.
Wrong!
Use "yet" in "has yet to" to mean that the action has not happened so far.
5I have ............... to hear from them.
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Use "yet" in "have yet to" to mean that the action has not happened so far.
6I have ............... applied for that job.
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Use "already" to say that the application has happened before now.
7He has ............... started working on the project.
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Use "already" to say that the work has begun before now or earlier than expected.
8He has not ............... started working on that project.
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Use "yet" with a negative present perfect sentence to mean that something has not happened up to now.
9The guests have ............... arrived.
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Use "already" to say that the guests arrived before now or earlier than expected.
10He has ............... to find a good job.
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Use "yet" in "has yet to" to mean that the action has not happened so far.
11He has ............... found a good job.
Wrong!
Use "already" to say that he found a good job before now.
12They are ............... to announce the results.
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Use "yet" in "be yet to" to mean that something has not happened so far.
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- It was late, yet we decided to go out.
- I have already sent the parcel.
- Have they already gone?
- He has yet to start working on the project.
- I have yet to hear from them.
- I have already applied for that job.
- He has already started working on the project.
- He has not yet started working on that project.
- The guests have already arrived.
- He has yet to find a good job.
- He has already found a good job.
- They are yet to announce the results.