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#2 (permalink) Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:43 am Ended/finished |
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This is a difficult one! Here you need ended to show that the marriage stopped and so ceased to exist.as in: The second world war ended in 1945. Finished gives the idea of completion and therefore not continuing because you don't expect it to as in: The concert finished at 10 o'clock. Hope this helps. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#3 (permalink) Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:54 am Ended/finished |
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Dear Alan, I think you must write an article about the difference between finish and end. Your article about begin and start was very helpful for me. This site is great and I'm happy about studying with you.Thanks. :wink: |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:37 am Ended/finished |
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Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", question 4
Sadly their marriage of 25 years ......... in divorce.
(a) ends (b) ended (c) finishes (d) finished
Test No. incompl/elem-5 "Finish/End", answer 4
correct sentence: Sadly their marriage of 25 years ended in divorce.
Correct answer: (b) ended
Your answer was: incorrect your sentence: Sadly their marriage of 25 years ends in divorce. |
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hani Guest
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#5 (permalink) Tue Oct 21, 2008 19:36 pm why it is ended intead of ends? |
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There marriage of 25 years ________in divorce. |
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Kk New Member
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#6 (permalink) Tue Oct 21, 2008 19:41 pm Ends/ended |
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dear Alan, can u please tell me why it is ended in the sentence and not ends. sadly their marriage after 25 years ______in divorce[/u] |
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Kk New Member
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#7 (permalink) Tue Oct 21, 2008 20:09 pm Difference between finished and ended |
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Hi Kk,
The past tense 'ended' is used to show that this happened in the past.
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Alan Co-founder

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#8 (permalink) Wed Oct 14, 2009 17:11 pm Difference between finished and ended |
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Hi Torsten, I don't understood the difference between end and finish |
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Marlen I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#9 (permalink) Mon Jun 21, 2010 18:09 pm Difference between finished and ended |
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Hi,
Thanks for your question, which is difficult to answer because the two verbs are used in many idioms. I can only say that 'finish' usually suggests conclusion and 'end' suggests finality. Let me give you 2 examples:
They finish work at 6 o'clock. She ended her career as an opera singer in 1968.
Hope this helps, Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Passive Voice |
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Alan Co-founder

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#10 (permalink) Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:43 am Difference between finished and ended |
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Quote: | finish = conclusion end = finality |
Thanks |
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Kaimun I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#11 (permalink) Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:56 am Difference between finished and ended |
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hi, I had 7 of 10 in this test but I still do not really understand difference between finish and end. Please, can you expalne a little bit more about this topic. |
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Natalliaz New Member
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#12 (permalink) Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:12 am Difference between finished and ended |
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Hi Natalliaz,
This one of those pairs of words that causes a lot of problems. Very generally 'finish' suggests complete and 'end' suggests bring to a stop or halt. We finished our breakfast at 9 o'clock. The committee ended its discussions after hours of argument.
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Alan Co-founder

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#13 (permalink) Mon Jul 12, 2010 14:53 pm Difference between finished and ended |
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Marlen wrote: | Hi Torsten, I don't understood the difference between end and finish |
Thank a lot alan, I got it. |
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Marlen I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#14 (permalink) Fri Jul 16, 2010 22:41 pm Difference between finished and ended |
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Hi I think there's no difference in meaning between them. but the way we use them is different in some cases and should be memorized. |
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Amaygoli I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#15 (permalink) Tue Aug 31, 2010 15:08 pm Difference between finished and ended |
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HI Is there any way to realize when we should use "end" or " finish" . I find it very dificult to clear. I haved been very confused. |
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Difference between finish and end | Why use "all of the flowers" instead of "all the flowers"? |