already completed it vs had completed it

The phrases "already completed it" and "had completed it" are both correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Already completed it" is used to indicate that something has been finished at the present moment, while "had completed it" is used to indicate that something was finished before a specific point in the past.

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already completed it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something has been finished at the present moment.

This phrase is used to express that a task or action has been finished before the current time. It implies that the completion has happened recently or in the immediate past.

Examples:

I already completed the report.
She already finished her homework.
Have you already completed the application form?
They already completed the project ahead of schedule.
The team already completed the training session.

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It has already completed 22 of its 31 chapters of accession to the European Union.
It is important, however, to recognise the magnitude of the work already completed and its obvious effects, and to welcome almost 31 million new citizens of the European Union on 1 January 2007.
It has taken a while before the report could be included on the agenda - indeed, it was already completed in November - but it is good to uphold this tradition.
Has it already been completed or is it still under way?
As already mentioned, the scoreboard is mainly concerned with actions that have already been completed and it is only in the last section that the activities to be carried out in 2002 are addressed.
Can the Commission please advise if this opinion has already been completed or when it is due?
But we already completed, Outside.
No, he already completed the decryption.
Many have already completed the treatment.
No grant may be awarded retrospectively for actions already completed.
I thought you said you already completed the debrief.
That LED light indicates he's already completed one.
Well, this has already completed psychoanalysis.
A witness who has already completed his testimony has died.
No grant may be awarded retrospectively for actions already completed.
And they already completed their mission.
The Council has already completed the screening process for 22 negotiating chapters.
Currently 25 Young Entrepreneurs are staying abroad and seven have already completed their stay and returned home.
The submitted projects must not have been started or already completed.
Now based on this, I'm thinking that Travis has already completed tableau number seven.

Alternatives:

have completed it
finished it
completed it already
done it
accomplished it

had completed it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something was finished before a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used in past perfect tense to indicate that an action was finished before another action or a specific point in the past. It is often used in storytelling or to describe a sequence of events.

Examples:

She had completed the project before the deadline.
By the time I arrived, they had already completed the task.
He had completed his studies when he decided to pursue a career in music.
The team had completed the training session before the competition.
I had completed the application form before the deadline.

Alternatives:

had finished it
had done it
had accomplished it
had finalized it
had wrapped it up

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already completed it vs had completed it