0Hi! In my student book I read 01i00when was the movie over?02i00 and someone asked if it would be possible using 01i00to finish 02i00or01i00 to end02i00 verbs insead of 01i00to be over02i00, so it could be02br 02br 01i00when did the movie finish?02i02br 02br 01i00when did the movie end?02i02br 02br 00Thank you!0-
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0Both would be understood, but "end" is better. Finish can have a sense of a more active verb. The movie isn't doing anything that it can finish.
— BarbaraPA
0Both would be understood, but "end" is better.
Finish can have a sense of a more active verb.
The movie isn't doing anything that it can finish.
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