5 авг. 2014 г. · Both are fine grammatically but your alternative version changes the context. "We hope to have finished by X" refers to the situation after ...

4 дек. 2010 г. · I would say "Let me know when you finish moving the furniture," instead of "Let me know when you will finish moving the furniture."

26 апр. 2016 г. · To finish means that something is completed. To end means to stop doing something; finish is not implied with end.

20 мая 2016 г. · We helped him (to) finish the work. The "to" is often considered optional these days, as it is implied by the infinitive of "finish".

18 нояб. 2014 г. · You could say either is finished, finishes, or has finished in colloquial English and sound perfectly natural, with no significant difference in meaning.

18 мая 2015 г. · The sentences, "I want it to have been finished by that time" and "I want it to be finished by that time" do not convey the same meaning.

18 янв. 2023 г. · As @tchrist explains, the "to" there is not a preposition; instead, it's the first part of an infinitive verb phrase "to take a taxi," where ...

27 авг. 2011 г. · While to finish means merely bringing something to an end, or stop doing that something, to complete has the acception of fulfilling something.

13 окт. 2015 г. · The idiom "it is over" or "it is finished" is referring to a relationship. Only if the relationship were to change again (perhaps Bridget and John started ...

15 янв. 2015 г. · 'I have finished' is present perfect tense. It describes your condition at any point in time after finishing. 'I finish' is present simple tense.