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Sanz Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

to finish, to end, to be over

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
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01i00when did the movie finish?02i02br
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01i00when did the movie end?02i02br
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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.

  • 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.
  • 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. 0-

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