Can "had yet" replace "was yet"?

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Authorities said the worst of conditions was yet to come. By late afternoon, Victoria had 17 fires rated at emergency or evacuate warning levels and New South Wales (NSW) had 12 fires rated emergency, with more than 100 others burning across the states.

Can "had yet" replace "was yet"? If so, is there a difference in meaning?

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@tanguatlay,

Let's simplify the sentence:

1. Authorities said the worst was yet to come.

2. Authorities said the worst had yet to come.

I think #1 sounds more natural but I believe they are both correct.

And an aside, from Shakespeare's King Lear:

Quote:

“And worse I may be yet: the worst is not
So long as we can say 'This is the worst.”

Can "had yet" replace "was yet"?

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