Already means by now or earlier than expected. Yet means up until the present moment. Yet can also mean however.

Can you use already and yet correctly?

Fill in the blanks with yet or already.

1. I was tired, ………………………. I continued to work.

2. Have they …………………….. arrived?

3. The guests are ……………………… to arrive.

4. We haven’t started working on the project ……………………..

5. We have ……………………… started working on that project.

6. They haven’t announced the results ………………………

7. We have ……………………… to decide what to do.

8. We haven’t decided …………………….

9. She is ……………………… to find a good job.

10. They have ……………………….. left.

11. She has not arrived ………………………

12. We are ……………………….. to hear from them.

13. I have …………………….. informed them.

14. I am ……………………. to hear from them.

15. You haven’t paid me back ……………………

Answers

1. I was tired, yet I continued to work.

2. Have they already arrived?

3. The guests are yet to arrive.

4. We haven’t started working on the project yet.

5. We have already started working on that project.

6. They haven’t announced the results yet.

7. We have yet to decide what to do.

8. We haven’t decided yet.

9. She is yet to find a good job.

10. They have already left.

11. She has not arrived yet.

12. We are yet to hear from them.

13. I have already informed them.

14. I am yet to hear from them.

15. You haven’t paid me back yet.