Already Or Yet

Fill in the blanks with already or yet.

1. We have ............................ to hear from him.

yet

already

2. I have .............................. sent the application.

yet

already

3. They have ............................... to make a

formal announcement of the discovery.

yet

already

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4. I have .............................. finished.

yet

already

5. 'Has the postman been?' 'Not

............................'

already

yet

6. He was angry, ............................ he said

nothing.

yet

already

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7. As .............................., I haven't had the time to

finish that novel.

yet

already

8. By the time we reached there, they had

.............................. left.

yet

already

9. The guests have ............................... arrived.

already

yet

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10. Have you called the plumber

..............................?

yet

already

11. The mangoes aren't ripe

....................................

already

yet

12. When I was ten, I ............................ knew that

I wanted to be a writer.

already

yet

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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.

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