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The work has been completed vs The work had been completed

Both sentences are correct, but 'The work has been completed' is used when referring to a recent action that has just been finished, while 'The work had been completed' is used when referring to a past action that was completed before another past event.
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Explained by Michele A.
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Last updated: September 01, 2024

The work has been completed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a task or project has recently been finished.

This phrase is used to convey that the work has been finished at the present moment or very recently.

Examples:

  • The work has been completed, and now we can move on to the next phase.
  • I can confirm that the assignment has been completed successfully.

Alternatives:

  • The work is completed
  • The work is finished
  • The work has finished
  • The task has been completed
  • The project has been completed

The work had been completed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a task or project was finished before a specific past event.

This phrase is used to indicate that the work was finished at a specific point in the past, before another past event.

Examples:

  • When I arrived, the work had been completed already.
  • The report had been completed before the deadline.
  • sale of the plans to the land owner, that the "work" had been completed. But we think this type of reasoning would be an evasion of the intent and purpose of ...
  • “virtually completed” that the work had been completed in almost all respects and only minor ministerial detail remained to be performed. On that basis, it can be ...
  • completed, The work had been completed before I arrived. completed, The work has been almost completed. completed, The work must be completed by ...
  • Violation: Mr. Eikel signed and sealed engineering work certifying that the work had been completed as designed which was incorrect and thus misleading.

Alternatives:

  • The work was completed
  • The work had finished
  • The task had been completed
  • The project had been completed

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