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 #2 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 15:20 pm I am not done yet |
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| Simply another way of saying "I have not finished" or "I plan to continue". |
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Molly
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 16:04 pm I am not done yet |
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Hi Waelsaeed
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| I am not done yet. |
Basically, the word "done" is used as an adjective in that sentence. Look at definition 1 here:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/done%5B2%5D
If you try to change the word "am" to the word "have", you will in essence change the sentence from a grammatically correct simple present tense sentence (using the verb BE in the active voice) to a grammatically incorrect present perfect sentence (using the verb DO in the active voice). Using the present perfect of DO (have done) would mean that the sentence requires a direct object. For example:
- I haven't done it yet.
- I haven't done my homework yet.
In case you were also wondering about the use of "yet", that word is frequently used in combination with a variety of tenses, and it is not at all uncommon to use it with the simple present tense of the verb BE:
- He isn't here yet.
- Are you hungry yet?
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 17:49 pm I am not done yet |
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thanks Molly,I know it's meaning and this was not what I ask about.
Thanks Amy for your reply .I think just to know that the word "done" is used as an adjective in that sentence is the answer for my question. |
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 Waelsaeed
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Sep 24, 2008 18:01 pm I am not done yet |
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Hi Waelsaeed
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| just to know that the word "done" is used as an adjective in that sentence is the answer for my question. |
I thought that would probably be enough for you, but I decided to explain it a bit further for the benefit of other members who might not know quite as much English as you do. 
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