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The work has been completed vs The work had been completed

Both sentences are correct, but 'The work has been completed' is used when referring to a recent action that has just been finished, while 'The work had been completed' is used when referring to a past action that was completed before another past event.
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Last updated: September 01, 2024 • 21039 views

The work has been completed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a task or project has recently been finished.

This phrase is used to convey that the work has been finished at the present moment or very recently.

Examples:

  • The work has been completed, and now we can move on to the next phase.
  • I can confirm that the assignment has been completed successfully.
  • Feb 13, 2019 ... The work has been completed by him - passive voice.
  • Apr 4, 2024 ... Clients that disappear after the work has been completed. FIRM: Procedures. For those practitioners that bill at the end of the engagement: 2 ...
  • Jul 8, 2020 ... ... phrases if we make the sentence in passive voice as in,. The work has been completed by him. The work was completed by him. Upvote ·.
  • Jul 6, 2019 ... My traditional Japanese sleeve. The work has been completed for almost a year. Piece was done by Marti Martin, owner of Ink Rush Tattoo in ...
  • (B)(i) If the relevant DCPS school-based staff's feedback affirms that the work has been completed to their satisfaction, the Department may close the work ...
  • Sep 16, 2024 ... ... the work has been completed. It would be great if there was an option to export the form submission, along with any photos captured during ...
  • Hi I took on a logo job with a client who not wants to cancel the contract after about 50% of the work has been completed. The contract is funded the.
  • Feb 21, 2024 ... ... the work has been completed, but 80% of the allocated time has passed, this would raise a red flag and prompt the project lead to look into ...
  • Nov 9, 2021 ... 725 likes, 91 comments - gumusoglu_art on November 9, 2021: "Finally the work has been completed on this piece and from now on it is my hope ...
  • (d) A statement that the work has been completed within three years of the issuance of the conditional certificate of tax exemption. (2) Within thirty days ...

Alternatives:

  • The work is completed
  • The work is finished
  • The work has finished
  • The task has been completed
  • The project has been completed

The work had been completed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that a task or project was finished before a specific past event.

This phrase is used to indicate that the work was finished at a specific point in the past, before another past event.

Examples:

  • When I arrived, the work had been completed already.
  • The report had been completed before the deadline.
  • Nov 19, 2017 ... Given a variation after the work had been completed. by JDee. Share. by JDee Nov 20, 2017. Page 1 of 1 6 replies. Reply. Like. Share. More. JDee.
  • Apr 18, 2016 ... She would walk around the classroom quickly checking that the work had been completed. If she found a student whose work had not been ...
  • Jun 24, 2024 ... The work had been completed. Price : £731. After complaining I got the price negotiated down to £550, and just paid cause I needed the car.
  • Mar 13, 2009 ... complaining that the work had been completed a whole year ago and I still hadn't paid for them. Just because I'm blonde doesn't mean that I ...
  • Feb 12, 2014 ... I then had to complete the work and provide documentary evidence that the work had been completed along with a dated inventory of the evidence ...
  • Aug 19, 2021 ... The work had been completed but nobody has called me, as promised. So I sent through the receipt again and was automatically advised that no ...
  • PREFACE. THE first part of this book was copied without my knowledge, before the work had been completed and revised. I have therefore been obliged to ...
  • Nov 29, 2012 ... Several of the clients' homes were never visited in order to determine if the work had been completed, although Lemoi indicated he had ...
  • Aug 5, 2016 ... “Is finished" doesn't imply any time gap. It means the work had been completed just then, not some time ago.
  • Mar 17, 2014 ... ... the work had been completed. Carnell left the project before the June 2009 completion date, and requested payment for unpaid work. The ...

Alternatives:

  • The work was completed
  • The work had finished
  • The task had been completed
  • The project had been completed

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