Fill in the blanks.
1She has been travelling since she was 18. She ............... to 47 countries so far.
Wrong!
Use "has been" for life experience up to now, especially with "so far".
2I haven't watched any English films ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this negative present perfect sentence, both "yet" and "so far" are natural.
3I didn't use to read crime fiction ...............; these days I do.
Wrong!
Use "until now" when a past situation has changed at the present time.
4The project is going well ...............
Wrong!
Use "so far" for progress up to this point in an ongoing situation.
5We didn't have any problems ..............., but now something has come up.
Wrong!
Use "until now" when a problem has just appeared after a problem-free period.
6I was happy with my job until now. I don't enjoy it ...............
Select 2 answers.
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After the negative verb "don't enjoy", use "any longer" or "any more" to show that it is not true now. "No longer" would make a double negative; it goes before the verb instead: "I no longer enjoy it."
7We haven't had any problems ................ Everything is going fine.
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Use "so far" for a continuing situation that is still going well.
8We met five years ago. We have been good friends ...............
Wrong!
Use "so far" when a continuing relationship is still true up to now.
9We were good friends ................ We no longer get along.
Wrong!
Use "until now" because the friendship was good before but has changed now.
10I am happy with my new job ...............
Wrong!
Use "so far" for a positive situation that is still continuing.
11Has she told you the news ...............?
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Use "yet" in a question about whether something expected has happened.
12He asked me not to call him at work, so I don't call him there ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With a negative verb, "any longer" and "any more" both mean that the situation has changed.
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- She has been travelling since she was 18. She has been to 47 countries so far.
- I haven’t watched any English films yet / so far.
- I didn’t use to read crime fiction until now; these days I do.
- The project is going well so far.
- We didn’t have any problems until now, but now something has come up.
- I was happy with my job until now. I don’t enjoy it any longer / any more.
- We haven’t had any problems so far. Everything is going fine.
- We met five years ago. We have been good friends so far.
- We were good friends until now. We no longer get along.
- I am happy with my new job so far.
- Has she told you the news yet?
- He asked me not to call him at work, so I don’t call him there any longer / any more.