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Vincent Teo Posted 9 years ago
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Was finished

Can I say,

1 He asked his mother to buy him a tube of glue because his glue was / has finished.

2 His glue was finished to be used, so he needs a new one.

3 His glue has almost finished using, so he needs a new one.

  

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1 He asked his mother to buy him a tube of glue because his was empty. glue was / has finished. 2 His glue was finished to be used , so he needed more.

— Clive

  • 1 He asked his mother to buy him a tube of glue because his was empty.
  • glue was / has finished.
  • 2 His glue was finished to be used , so he needed more.
  • a new one.
  • 3 His tube of glue is almost finished using, so he needs a new one.
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1 He asked his mother to buy him a tube of glue because his was empty. glue was / has finished.

2 His glue was finished to be used, so he needed more. a new one.

3 His tube of glue is almost finished using, so he needs a new one.

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Vincent Teo

Can I say,

1 He asked his mother to buy him a tube of glue because his glue was / has finished.

2 His glue was finished to be used, so he needs a new one.

3 His glue has almost finished using, so he needs a new one.

I'd go with the idioms 'run out' or 'out of' instead of using the verb 'finish'.

He ran out of glu

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