0
Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Have yet to do VS. have not done (yet)

I have yet to do the homework. VS. I have not done the homework yet.

Some people say, "the two sentences have similar meanings and to be honest, they are interchangeable for the same meaning". But I am still confused so I would like to hear from you, so do you feel meaning and usage difference between the two structures, have yet to V and have not p.p yet? If they are the same, in the second structure, yet is definitely needed? I think that without yet in the second sentence, the two sentences have the same meanings like

I have yet to do the homework. = I have not done the homework (yet).

Or the structures carry different meanings all the time? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.
  

Top answer

They are very similar. I'd say it's largely a matter of perspective. Suggests to me that you are thinking mainly about the future.

— Clive

  • They are very similar.
  • I'd say it's largely a matter of perspective.
  • Suggests to me that you are thinking mainly about the future.
  • I have not done the homework yet.
  • Suggests to me that you are thinking mainly about the past.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
They are very similar. I'd say it's largely a matter of perspective.

I have yet to do the homework.Suggests to me that you are thinking mainly about the future.

I have not done the homework yet. Suggests to me that you are thinking mainly about the past.
0

Related Questions