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Francesca1986 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Had finished vs was finished

Hello,

I have a doubt that I can't clarify by my myself:

1.When I arrived the meeting had already finished.

2.When I arrived the meeting was already finished.

I know that the first one is grammatically correct, but I'm wondering why the second one can't be too. Can we consider the second one a kind of passive sentence without an agent?

Thank you in advance

  

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I see "finished" as a verb in 1 . and as an adjective in 2 .

— Tkacka15

  • I see "finished" as a verb in 1 .
  • and as an adjective in 2 .
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I see "finished" as a verb in 1. and as an adjective in 2.

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