When I finished my work I will vs When I have finished my work I will

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'When I finished my work I will' is used when talking about a past event that leads to a future action. 'When I have finished my work I will' is used when talking about a future event that will be completed before another future action.

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When I finished my work I will

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a past event that leads to a future action.

This phrase is used to describe a sequence of events where the completion of the work in the past leads to a future action. It is suitable for storytelling or recounting past experiences.

Examples:

When I finished my work, I went home.
When I finished my work, I realized I had forgotten something important.

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When I finished my work I will
When I finished my shift, I drove by to check in on things on my way home, and I found Constable Sharma on the ground out cold.
In a letter to his old teacher in Uppsala, he writes "When I finished my cultural history, which will reveal the entire Swedish nation, I go into exile in Geneva or Paris and is the author seriously!".
When I finished my residency, I wanted to go someplace where I felt really needed, someplace where I could make a difference.
When I finished my speech last night, I... felt sure that my future was in ruins.
The next day, the staffs of Amanda Company were waiting for me downstairs when I finished my breakfast.
Well, that's what I thought when I finished my book, but I still seem to have an office full of patients.
At that time, when I finished my high school, I really wanted to be a doctor.
And when I finished my route, I'd pick up a YumTime Scrumpet.
And when I finished my stint, we were up to 37th place.
The first thing I saw when I finished my incarceration Was that woman out there in a blizzard hanging flyers.
And when I finished my SSC, the eleventh standard, I stood eleventh among 125,000 students.
CAMBRIDGE - When I finished my graduate studies in 1974, I had the wonderful fortune of doing postdoctoral work with Harvard Medical School's Judah Folkman.
I joined the Medecins Sans Frontieres when I finished my foundation training.
I made a deal with Bryn that when I finished my nursing training
When I've finished my speech, I'll trigger the detonator.
When I have finished my studies.
When I've finished my maps...
I'll pop in when I've finished my shift.
I will sleep when I have finished my studies.
When I've finished my work, I'll repair myself.

Alternatives:

After I finished my work, I will
Once I finished my work, I will
Upon finishing my work, I will

When I have finished my work I will

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a future event that will be completed before another future action.

This phrase is used to indicate that the completion of the work will happen before a future action. It is suitable for planning or discussing future events.

Examples:

When I have finished my work, I will join you for lunch.
When I have finished my work, I will start working on the next project.

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When I have finished my work I will
When I have finished with Moriarty, I'll come find you.
When I have finished my studies.
When I have finished what I must do here, we can leave this house of doom.
Working with pencil on card is probably the best way for me. When I have finished the sketch I use tracing paper and drawing pens to refine the project.
When I have finished a section or have reached a mental impasse, I take one of those naps.
When I have finished with my official duties, I will be quite pleased to have a little chat, yes?
I will study abroad when I have finished school.
I will sleep when I have finished my studies.
I will explain why when I have finished what I have to say.
But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
Then when I have finished I asked myself: how the hell did I do it? .
And when I have finished this revelation to my brethren in the flesh, I will continue the revelation to your creatures on high.
when I have finished with him.
My fellow Members, your friends, on the left of the House will doubtless call, when I have finished, for a more social Europe and more protection.
He works in two studies placed at half a mile'distance one from the other and submits himself to exhausting sessions, day and night, with scarce breaks just to eat: "when I have finished a painting, I have a strange unsatisfaction feeling...".
When I have finished the Five First Saturdays, I begin five others and meditate on the sorrowful mysteries, then the glorious ones, and when I have finished them I start over again with the joyful ones. 6
When I have finished reading the statement, I would like to suggest that we observe a minute's silence to pay tribute to the victims.
And I'll come back to you when I have more finished dream for you next time.
137:8.7 (1536.4) The Father in heaven sends his spirit to indwell the minds of men, and when I shall have finished my work on earth, likewise shall the Spirit of Truth be poured out upon all flesh.
I have finished adjusting the interface.

Alternatives:

Once I have finished my work, I will
After I have finished my work, I will
Upon finishing my work, I will

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