Sage-Tips

What is the difference between I have finished and I had finished?

“Had” is used here because it is past perfect. I have finished the work. I.e. the work has been finished without mentioning any timeline.

What is the tense form of had?

To form the past perfect tense you use the past tense of the verb “to have,” which is had, and add it to the past participle of the main verb. For example: subject + had + past participle = past perfect tense.

What is the past perfect tense of finished?

Perfect tenses

past perfectⓘ pluperfect
you	had finished
he, she, it	had finished
we	had finished
you	had finished

Is had finished correct?

You need the past perfect here, to show one action that was completed before another one, so you need “had finished.” Actually, you don’t need the past perfect to show that; the word “After” tells you that. “had” is not wrong there, but you don’t need it.

Had finished or had been finished?

“I had finished” is the past perfect. “I had been finished” isn’t really a tense with the primary verb “finish.” Instead, it is the past perfect of the verb “to be” with “finished” being the past participle of “finish” in its adjectival sense. It is the complement to the subject “I.”

Had been and had gone?

Had been to indicates that someone has gone to another place and returned. On the other hand, had gone to indicates that the person was not present at some time in the past.

What kind of tense is finished?

Past Tense of Finish

Present Tense:	Finish
Past Tense:	Finished
Past Participle:	Finished
Present Participle:	Finishing

What is the simple past of finish?

past tense of finish is finished.