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i have completed vs i had completed

"I have completed" is used to talk about an action that was finished recently or in the past but has relevance to the present. On the other hand, "I had completed" is used to refer to an action that was finished before another past action or time in the past. Both of these phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that an action has been finished recently or in the past with relevance to the present.

"i have completed"

Use "I have completed" when you want to express that you have finished an action recently or in the past, and it has relevance to the present moment.

Examples:

  • I have completed my homework.
  • She has completed her project.
  • They have completed the task.
  • He has completed the course.
  • We have completed the assignment.
  • May 16, 2018 ... On the contrary, the Present Perfect in all but “perfect” or finished. “I have completed half of my University units.” You can still act on and ...
  • Mar 11, 2015 ... "I have completed the tasks" is resultative perfect. Emphasis is on the state in the present: finished tasks.
  • Aug 8, 2023 ... I have no idea which shrines I have completed ... I have absolutely no idea where any of the shrines I have not completed are and i have been ...
  • Aug 31, 2021 ... Course is not showing "Completed" even though I have completed ... I have finished the last module of the course with 100%. But it is not ...
  • May 4, 2021 ... I cant find a way check how much game i have completed and how many hours i have played, can someone tell how to find out these things or ...
  • Aug 23, 2021 ... I have completed trainings for DL, CM, SM, COR, and others. I have seen this with my own eyes. Even when completed in a timely manner, at times, ...
  • Oct 13, 2010 ... I have completed vs I had completed. I need to know what is the correct way to convey the message that a particular task has been completed ...
  • Aug 15, 2024 ... I have completed my salesforce AI associate certification exam and i have cleared it. But neither receive the the certification to my ...
  • Feb 10, 2024 ... On the contrary, the Present Perfect in all but “perfect” or finished. “I have completed half of my University units.” You can still act on and ...
  • Nov 22, 2021 ... I have completed one of the courses for Getting Started with Datorama and now that it is finished it won't let me back in to view the ...

Alternatives:

  • I finished
  • I am done with
  • I have accomplished
  • I have fulfilled
  • I have concluded

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that an action was finished before another past action or time in the past.

"i had completed"

Use "I had completed" when you want to refer to an action that was finished before another past action or time in the past.

Examples:

  • I had completed my work before the deadline.
  • She had completed her studies when she decided to travel.
  • They had completed the project by the time I arrived.
  • He had completed the task before the meeting started.
  • We had completed the training before the new software was introduced.
  • Oct 13, 2010 ... I have completed vs I had completed. I need to know what is the correct way to convey the message that a particular task has been completed ...
  • Mar 11, 2015 ... I had completed all the tasks before John came back. (John came back in the past, but I had completed the tasks earlier). Share. Share a link ...
  • Jan 15, 2024 ... Metroid half sleeve that I had completed recently. Art. The tattoo ... r ...
  • Oct 14, 2022 ... thought i had completed my transfer to pc. but now i cant get the launcher to download the game · Smeg7634 · GraphiteGB.
  • Apr 21, 2024 ... i had completed the task to be able to teleport from anywhere to toontown central. yet i don't see the option. · Best · Top · New · Controversial.
  • Jul 14, 2020 ... How do I push code from projects that I had completed on Codecademy to my GitHub account? Community · srikarnikhil July 14, 2020, 5:08pm 1. I ...
  • Jul 31, 2024 ... No it's not unfortunately, there was a line, right by the blue add task button in My Tasks that used to saw how many tasks I had completed each ...
  • Dec 19, 2015 ... "I had completed the course" needs to have another piece of information in the sentence or earlier in the discourse. You are saying that you ...
  • May 16, 2017 ... Thank you :o) I had 'completed' tasks but not 'deleted' tasks, and so I had completed tasks hidden and assumed that was enough. Thanks! 6 ...
  • Jan 22, 2020 ... Example- I had completed the report before the class started. I have completed (present perfect tense). This means when you are talking about an ...

Alternatives:

  • I had finished
  • I had accomplished
  • I had fulfilled
  • I had concluded
  • I had done

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