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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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as I finished up

As I finished up, the two of them ran off to get ready. I finished up, and then passed them on the stairs as they went out

Does "as I finished up" mean the author came close to finish up which is why it was repeated later to show he had finished up?
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Hi N2G Yes. I would interpret the first sentence to mean that there were still a few last things to do before whatever the author was working on could be seen as being completely 'finished'. In the second sentence, those last few things had been completed.

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  • Hi N2G Yes.
  • I would interpret the first sentence to mean that there were still a few last things to do before whatever the author was working on could be seen as being completely 'finished'.
  • In the second sentence, those last few things had been completed.
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Hi N2G

Yes.

I would interpret the first sentence to mean that there were still a few last things to do before whatever the author was working on could be seen as being completely 'finished'.

In the second sentence, those last few things had been completed.
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