before programme finishes vs before programme finished

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Before programme finishes' is used to refer to an action that will happen before the programme comes to an end, while 'before programme finished' is used to describe an action that took place before the programme ended.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 509 views

before programme finishes

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to an action that will happen before the programme comes to an end.

This phrase is used to indicate an action that will occur prior to the completion of the programme.

Examples:

I need to leave before the programme finishes.
Please submit your feedback before the programme finishes.

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I should probably look into that once my decryption programme finishes breaking into all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secure files.
I should probably look into that once my decryption programme finishes breaking into all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s secure files.
In reply to Ms Figueiredo, it is true that the Equal programme finishes in 2008, but the European Social Fund Regulation for 2007-2013 incorporates gender equality as a horizontal priority.
In order to adapt existing national rules to implement this Regulation before programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal have to be submitted to the Commission, this Regulation should start to apply six months after the date of its entry into force.

Alternatives:

before the programme ends
before the programme is over
before the programme concludes
before the programme completes
before the programme wraps up

before programme finished

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe an action that took place before the programme ended.

This phrase is used to indicate an action that occurred prior to the completion of the programme.

Examples:

I left before the programme finished.
He completed his assignment before the programme finished.

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It is if you leave rehab before the programme's finished.
The Commission motivates the decrease by saying that this level is still higher than what was given some years ago but excluding assistance for Hurricane Mitch (programme finished in 2003).
The Intemigra project - which is part of the Interreg II C programme - finished on 30.9.2001.
In order to adapt existing national rules to implement this Regulation before programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal have to be submitted to the Commission, this Regulation should start to apply six months after the date of its entry into force.
The European Commission having finished the approval procedure of Operational Programmes in June 2008, it is only now that the new projects are beginning to take shape and it will take at least a year before any real advances in their implementation can be assessed.
This shows that HSY had already accumulated significant delays in the implementation of the plan before the earthquake occurred and that HSY could not have finished on time the investment programme even if the earthquake had not occurred.

Alternatives:

before the programme ended
before the programme was over
before the programme concluded
before the programme completed
before the programme wrapped up

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