Question

posted by rfvv Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 6:01am

1. The concert is over.
2. The concert is finished.
3. The concert ended.
4. The concert finished.
[Are they the same in meaning? Can we use all the sentences? Which ones are unacceptable? Do you have some more similar expressions?]
Reed Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 7:07am
All are acceptable. I think number four would be less likely to be used, but is okay. When I read it, I want to know how it finished. "The concert finished with Copeland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man'." :)
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1. The concert is over.
2. The concert is finished.
3. The concert ended.
4. The concert finished.
5. The concert ends.
6. The concert finishes.

[Does #1 mean #3 or 4? Or does #1 mean #5 or 6? What's the difference?]

Answer 1

#s 1 and 2 are fine.
In addition to #2, you could use “has finished.”

I would not use #s 3 - 6 unless more details were added, such as some reference to time. Example: The concert ended at 10 p.m. last night.