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Finished vs. ended Mon Dec 20, 2004 18:40 pm  Finished vs. ended
 

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", question 7

After the children had ......... doing their homework, the whole family watched television.

(a) ends
(b) ended
(c) fnishes
(d) finished

Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", answer 7

After the children had finished doing their homework, the whole family watched television.

Correct answer: (d) finished

Your answer was: incorrect
After the children had ended doing their homework, the whole family watched television.
_________________________

After the children had finished doing their homework, the whole family watched television.

Correct answer: (d) finished

Your answer was: incorrect
your sentence:
After the children had ended doing their homework, the whole family watched television.
"why it can't be used "finished"?
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Finished vs. ended Mon Dec 20, 2004 19:08 pm  Finished vs. ended
 

They finished doing their homework is the correct answer because it means they completed their homework.
Please, take a look at Alan's explanations here:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic1409.html
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic707.html
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