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  1. meaning

    I have just finished my homework (BrE, AmE). I just finished my homework (AmE). There's no difference in meaning. The British use the present perfect for recent actions, especially with just, already, and yet. Americans can use either the present perfect or simple past with these words.

  2. meaning

    No, I've got my homework to do. That's a pity: I've finished my homework, and I want to do something. doesn't necessarily mean that I have just now finished my homework: I might have, but it might be that I finished it this morning. The present relevance is that now I am in a state of having-finished-my-homework, whereas you are not in that state.

  3. difference

    "To Have Finished (Something)", meaning something has been completed. Here are some examples: "You are finished! You will never work in this city again!" "I have finished my homework. My homework is finished." "I can't take another step, I'm finished, I'm through." "Sir, you haven't finished your steak." "No, I'm finished with this steak ...

  4. finished, have finished, be finished, be done, ,have done, did

    I finished my homework. This sentence uses past simple. Your homework was completed in the past. I am finished with my homework. In this sentence, finished is an adjective. Just like the word "done", it means that you are not requiring any work at it. I have finished my homework. This is present perfect tense. Your work is completed.

  5. I have finished vs I finished. : r/grammar

    Both are possible, depending on the context. Present perfect simple: I have finished my homework. -> you started doing your homework this morning and right now you have finished it. Past simple: Yesterday I finished my homework. -> it's completely over, in the past. You are referring to something that is not of importance to the present. 1. Reply.

  6. i finish my homework

    The sentence "I finish my homework" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you want to report that you have finished an assigned task, such as in the following example: "I just finished my homework. Now I can relax!". exact ( 2 ) After I finish my homework, I remember the letters I saw on the wall. 1.

  7. Present Perfect for recently finished actions

    Just. Present Perfect is also used to talk about something recently finished. I have just done my homework: This means not so long ago you finished your homework. It is an unspecified time in the past. We don't know when the person did it, but it wasn't so long ago. It is usually used to stress that you finished the action and there it no ...

  8. i finished my homework

    We played together after I finished my homework, oh, that's not exactly correct, because sometimes the cat jumped onto the talbe while I was doing my homework very carefully. 3. BBC " I finished my homework, Dad. 4. HuffPost "I told you I finished my homework ". 5. ...

  9. Which is correct: "I'm done" or "I have finished"?

    'I am done (with my work)' is a straggler from older English. In Old English, the present perfect was formed somewhat differently. Whereas Modern English uses to have in almost every construction, be it transitive or intransitive, older English used to have with transitive verbs and to be with intransitive verbs. Here are some intransitive examples:

  10. I finished my work/I have finished my work.

    I have been finishing. ( Present perfect continuous) I had been finishing. ( Past perfect continuous) Note that in the continuous, there would be something after the relevant form of "finish". Both the simple past and the present perfect are used to describe an event which happened in the past and which is now over.

  11. Using the Present Perfect Tense

    Use #1: Describe past situations / things that have a strong connection to the present. We use the present perfect simple to describe an action or state that started at an unknown or unspecified time in the past AND has a connection to the present. Learners are sometimes confused by this. They ask, if this tense is called the "present" perfect ...

  12. After finishing.../ Having finished...

    Tamil. May 5, 2016. #3. To me, there seems to be a slight difference between the two sentences. "After finishing" just describes when she chatted with Jane. In the second, "Having finished" suggests that the speaker meant "Since I'd got my homework out of the way, I was able to pass some time chatting with Jane".

  13. What is the meaning of "finish" in these two sentences?

    "I have finished my homework": this means that my homework is completed, there is no more homework to be done. "I have finished doing my homework": this means I have ceased doing the homework, but it does not mean the homework has been completed.

  14. "I had finished the work on friday" / "I have finished the work"

    "I have finished the work" similarly focuses on the state of affairs now, and says that by now, the work is finished. I might have finished it on today, or any day before, including Friday. The longer ago I finished it, the less likely it is to have relevance to the state of affairs now, and so the less likely I am to use the present perfect ...

  15. Is Done or Has Been Done: Understanding When to Use Which

    Emphasizes the subject's completion with no connection to any other action, i.e., Susan has finished her homework. Signifies a passive completion with present implications, i.e., The homework has been completed, so students can relax. Better choice when the performer of the action is essential to the meaning or category of the action, i.e.,

  16. How to answer"Did you finish your homework?"

    The answer would be "No" or "No, I didn't (finish my homework)." The one-word answer is perfectly correct and common, and would be understood to imply the longer answer. You're not making a statement with which Jack can agree or disagree - you're asking a question.

  17. What does Having finished his homework. mean?

    = the condition of homework is "finished", as a result _____ happens. It indicates a sequence of events. You can put it in the first part or second part of the sentence. Example 1: Having finished his homework, he was allowed to play video games. Example 2: I went to the park, having already finished my homework.

  18. grammar

    Is there any difference in meaning in the following sentence? After you finish your homework, call me. After you have finshed your homework, call me. I pretty often hear natives use after and the present perfect when referring to the future, but I am not aware of the difference between the present simple and perfect when talking about the future.

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  20. "I've already done my job!": Carlos Alcaraz ready for Euro 2024 final

    Wimbledon Novak Djokovic applauds Carlos Alcaraz for "having it all today" after Wimbledon runner-up finish 38 minutes ago

  21. didn't finish…yet" versus "…haven't finished…yet"

    The phrase did not finish is in the past tense, while the word yet indicates that the task is ongoing (present tense), which creates a contradiction. The sentence "I have not finished it yet" is correct because the phrase have not finished is in the present tense and can be safely used with "yet". In fact, the word "yet" is not strictly necessary.

  22. 6 takeaways from President Joe Biden's primetime ABC interview

    The 22-minute interview was Biden's first on television since his dismal debate performance in which the incumbent president struggled to complete thoughts, finish sentences and rebut claims made ...

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  24. sentence structure

    2. While I agree that: Having finished her homework, she went for a walk. is more clear, I think context and common sense would tell us that the original sentence means the same thing: Finishing her homework, she went for a walk. Many writing guides tell us to avoid dangling modifiers, and sentences with this same structure are used as examples ...

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  26. meaning

    Those are really the only correct ones. Because you are saying that you started watching TV, you wouldn't be able to say "have finished." If you are talking about your general routine, it would be okay to say, "I start watching TV after I have finished my homework" or "after I finish my homework."