You're quitting your job at the end of this year. Your company hasn't started interviewing people to fill the job yet. You're talking to a friend who asked you about the job. You say:
They're not actively searching for a replacement yet.
You are going on a road trip with your family. The trip takes several hours, so after an hour your kids start to get really impatient. One of your children asks:
Are we there yet?
You work in the management office of an apartment building. One of the tenants hasn't paid his rent yet for this month, and the payment is 10 days overdue. You're writing a letter to warn him to pay his rent immediately. You start the letter:
Dear Mr. Kent:
I am writing to inform you that we have not yet received your rent payment for this month.
You're gossiping with your friend about someone you know who's recently split up with his wife. Your friend said that they were "separated", so it makes you think that they haven't gotten a legal divorce yet. You check to see if that's correct by asking:
So they haven't filed for a divorce yet?
divorce, gossip, marriage, perfect aspect, yet You babysit a couple's child in the afternoons. They usually pay you at the beginning of each month, but it's the 5th and they haven't paid you yet. You think they haven't paid because they just forgot, so you want to remind them. When you see them, you say:
Hey, I just wanted to remind you that, um, you haven't paid yet for this month?
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