Difference between OVER and FINISHED

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OVER is an adjective that means ‘no longer is progress’. Use it with the verb ‘to be’:

• The film is over.
• Their marriage was over when Kate found out that Tom was having an affair.
• Can’t you stay? The party’s not over yet.

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FINISH is a verb that means ‘stop doing something’:

• Have you finished cleaning?
• I finished work at five.
• You’ll never finish your homework if you keep watching Youtube videos.

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FINISHED may be used as an adjective that means ‘completed’ or ‘destroyed’:

• Are you still writing your novel?
• No, it’s finished. (completed)
• If we don’t get the loan, we’re finished. (destroyed)

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