The concert had ended vs The concert has ended

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The concert had ended' is in the past perfect tense, indicating that the concert ended before another event in the past. 'The concert has ended' is in the present perfect tense, indicating that the concert ended recently or just now.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 6378 views

The concert had ended

This phrase is correct in the past perfect tense, indicating that the concert ended before another event in the past.

Use 'the concert had ended' when you want to describe that the concert ended before another event in the past.

Examples:

By the time we arrived, the concert had ended.
I found out that the concert had ended before I got there.

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The concert ended at 2:30 A.M.
The concert ended at 11:00, we got something to eat, and I dropped her off at her place.
The concert ended at 2:30 A.M. Okay.
They came here 20 years ago, she went to the concert and she ended up blowing the band.
When a baseball collided with a finger of young Herbert T. Kalmus his father's dream that he'd become a concert pianist ended.
I wish it had ended differently.
You must explain to me afterwards what the New Year concert had to do with the gas taps being turned off in Russia.
As if everything had ended too early.
It looked like I had ended the drought for everyone.
Their last meeting had ended poorly.
'Losing Lisa.' Like the world had ended.
I thought that was how their movie had ended.
Gaby thought she had ended a romance.
And so the days of the Samurai had ended.
World War One had ended just 15 years earlier.
Consequently, her mandate had ended with effect from 8 June 2009.
Consequently, his mandate had ended with effect from 16 June 2009.
- But you left before the war had ended.
Someone recorded the concert and posted it online.
Besides they just ruined the concert.

Alternatives:

the concert was over
the concert had finished
the concert had come to an end
the concert had concluded
the concert had wrapped up

The concert has ended

This phrase is correct in the present perfect tense, indicating that the concert ended recently or just now.

Use 'the concert has ended' when you want to describe that the concert ended recently or just now.

Examples:

I'm sorry, but the concert has ended.
The announcement stated that the concert has ended.

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The concert ended at 2:30 A.M.
The concert ended at 11:00, we got something to eat, and I dropped her off at her place.
The concert ended at 2:30 A.M. Okay.
They came here 20 years ago, she went to the concert and she ended up blowing the band.
And this year, the concert has been canceled Due to the shutdown.
When a baseball collided with a finger of young Herbert T. Kalmus his father's dream that he'd become a concert pianist ended.
Fame works, the concert has raised 15,000 euro for charity, instead of the usual 250.
Your time of darkness has ended.
Unit 202, Chase has ended.
An apparent hijacking attempt has ended with one youth dead.
Someone recorded the concert and posted it online.
Besides they just ruined the concert.
We're having drinks before the concert tomorrow.
And now the night has ended.
Look where it has ended, brother.
Bath time has ended, ladies.
The hostage crisis in Shanghai has ended in tragedy.
Our time of darkness has ended.
The time of the Avengers has ended.
I feel like our happy time has ended.

Alternatives:

the concert is over
the concert is finished
the concert has come to an end
the concert has concluded
the concert has wrapped up

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The concert had ended vs The concert has ended