'Yet'

2024-03-09

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Al.
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  • Hi, hello
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  • My name is Al from Indonesia.
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  • I am still not sure how to use the word "yet" in a sentence, positive or negative.
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  • Would you like to inform us more about that?
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  • Thank you very much.
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  • Thank you for writing, Al.
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  • We have talked about how to use the word "yet" in comparison to "already" and "still" in earlier Ask a Teacher articles.
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  • Now, let's talk about "yet" by itself.
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  • "Yet" is almost always used as an adverb of time.
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  • It means from some time in the past until now.
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  • "Yet" is used in both positive and negative sentences.
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  • In spoken English, "yet" is often used in both yes or no questions.
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  • For example,
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  • Have you heard from your boss yet?
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  • Did you finish your homework yet?
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  • We can ask these questions without "yet". Why use it then?
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  • When we add "yet" to a question, we not only want to know if it happened, but we expect it to happen.
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  • And, we want it to happen.
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  • We can use yet with negative questions, too. For example,
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  • Have you not heard from your boss yet?
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  • Have you not finished your homework yet?
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  • Using a negative question expresses an even stronger expectation or desire, almost disbelief that something has not happened "yet!"
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  • Most statements with "yet" are negative, especially in informal spoken language.
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  • But you don't have to make a decision yet.
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  • We are not there yet.
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  • In these negative statements, "yet" expresses an expectation that it will happen at some point in the future.
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  • We hope this explanation has helped you, Al.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Gena Bennett.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Al.
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  • Question
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  • Hi, hello
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  • My name is Al from Indonesia. I am still not sure how to use the word "yet" in a sentence, positive or negative.
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  • Would you like to inform us more about that?
    • 6
  • Thank you very much.
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  • Answer
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  • Thank you for writing, Al.
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  • We have talked about how to use the word "yet" in comparison to "already" and "still" in earlier Ask a Teacher articles. Now, let's talk about "yet" by itself.
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  • "Yet" is almost always used as an adverb of time. It means from some time in the past until now. "Yet" is used in both positive and negative sentences.
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  • Yes-No Questions
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  • In spoken English, "yet" is often used in both yes or no questions. For example,
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  • Have you heard from your boss yet?
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  • Did you finish your homework yet?
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  • We can ask these questions without "yet". Why use it then?
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  • When we add "yet" to a question, we not only want to know if it happened, but we expect it to happen. And, we want it to happen.
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  • We can use yet with negative questions, too. For example,
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  • Have you not heard from your boss yet?
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  • Have you not finished your homework yet?
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  • Using a negative question expresses an even stronger expectation or desire, almost disbelief that something has not happened "yet!"
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  • Statements
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  • Most statements with "yet" are negative, especially in informal spoken language.
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  • But you don't have to make a decision yet.
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  • We are not there yet.
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  • In these negative statements, "yet" expresses an expectation that it will happen at some point in the future.
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  • We hope this explanation has helped you, Al.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Gena Bennett.
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  • Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • _______________________________________________
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  • Words in This Story
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  • positive-adj. in grammar, a positive sentence does not have any negative words
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  • negative-adj. in grammar, a negative sentence shows that something cannot be the case, is not true or not happening