So far means up to now, up to this point. It describes what has happened by the present moment, and things may still change: So far we've sold 50 tickets. The informal So far so good means “everything is going well up to now”.
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so far + present perfect; so far, + clause; so far so good
- So far, the new manager has been friendly and quite flexible.
- We've saved about half the money for our trip so far.
- So far so good: the flight is on time and our bags are checked in.
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First versionSo far I visited three countries in Asia.
RevisionSo far I have visited three countries in Asia.
So far sums up the situation up to now: the travelling continues, and the list of countries may still grow. This kind of summary needs the present perfect: have visited. The past simple visited presents the trips as finished and cut off from the present, which clashes with so far. The correction adds only have.
So far and until now both mean “up to this point”, but until now is often used when the situation is about to change: Until now, I've always worked from home, but next month I start at the office. So far has no such hint: So far, the job has been great.
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I've read four chapters ___, and the story is getting more interesting.
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so far — The sentence is positive and reports how much has been read already: four chapters. So far fits here. Yet in this sense is used in negatives and questions: I haven't finished it yet.
Write about something you haven't finished yet: a course, a renovation, saving money. Say how much you have done and what is left.
So far I've completed six of the ten lessons, and I still need to finish the last four before May.
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