I had my lunch vs I had finished my lunch

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I had my lunch' simply states that you ate your lunch at some point in the past, without specifying if it was completed or not. On the other hand, 'I had finished my lunch' explicitly indicates that you completed eating your lunch.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 249 views

I had my lunch

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that you ate your lunch at some point in the past, without specifying if it was completed or not.

Examples:

I had my lunch at noon.
She had her lunch before the meeting.
They had their lunch together.
He had his lunch in the cafeteria.
We had our lunch in the park.

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I had my lunch
Classes were fine and I had my lunch with your mom.
And I had my lunch in there, Earl.
I had my lunch.
Yes, I had my lunch, and...
He took to me altogether too conspicuously. I could never go into the smoking-room but he would come wallowing towards me, and sometimes he came and gormandised round and about me while I had my lunch.
They locked me out and I had to eat my lunch in the truck.
Which reminds me, you know, I never had my lunch.
I had enough time on my lunch break to run them here from Vinnie's.
I had enough time on my lunch break to run them here from Vinnie's.
That's very kind, but I've just had my lunch, so...
I had my soup for lunch.
Okay. I had this lunch my friend Kate set up, and I think it's a potential client.
I had lunch with my sister, and...
I had lunch with my dad today.
Yes, I had lunch at my club.
I wanted to wait by the phone for Alex to call, but I had use most of my lunch hour to find character witnesses for Joy.
what was so urgent I had to cancel my lunch and meet you out here?
It should be empty. I had my soup for lunch.
I just... I just tell her I had lunch at my desk.
I had lunch with my husband for the first time in this house: reception excellent, food excellent and plentiful, clean room and well cared for.

Alternatives:

I ate my lunch.
I had lunch.
I had something to eat for lunch.
I had a meal for lunch.
I had my midday meal.

I had finished my lunch

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase explicitly indicates that you completed eating your lunch.

Examples:

I had finished my lunch when you called.
She had finished her lunch before the movie started.
They had finished their lunch by the time we arrived.
He had finished his lunch and left the restaurant.
We had finished our lunch and were ready to go.

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I had finished my lunch
We were supposed to wait until I had finished my thesis.
But before I had finished my rough manuscript, I met with this calamity.
I had finished my paperwork and I was... just had a couple of minutes.
After I had finished my phone calls l crossed the road to the post office and posted the card.
I had finished my crossing, the coup was over.
COTTIER: When I had finished my ecclesiastical studies, my superiors asked me to do a thesis at the University of Geneva, where they had opened one of our Dominican monasteries.
I had finished my little scene with Monty Clift, and I was standing around with a bunch of people watching somebody run across the field screaming,
I had finished my master's, for one... and no visa, no more visa.
"My father ended up in jail when I was in second grade... he came out that I had finished my High School."
I had finished my dinner...
I had finished my first movie, And as a gift, somebody I was working with gave me A framed copy of one of matt's life in hell cartoons,
I had just finished my first lesson on tasting technique -...
It was Halloween night, and I had finished rewriting my story.
I had not finished my work... as you were insolent enough to point out.
I hadn't finished my sentence and they sent me to the rail road.
A friendship born while Santoro was studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University. It was 1971 - Santoro told Fides - and I had almost finished my studies in theology.
I had just finished my book on world history, "Five Epochs of Civilization", and was arguing with one of the Sufis about its approach.
Jimmy has managed the Princeton Packet. my summer job at the Wall Street Journal in 1960 I had just finished my sophomore year at Yale in the summer of 1960.
I had almost finished working out my new system.
I hadn't even finished paying my bills.

Alternatives:

I finished my lunch.
I completed my lunch.
I was done with my lunch.
I had eaten all my lunch.
I had consumed my lunch.

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