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Pretty3
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Hi,
I read a post in a website about I �m done and I have done.
What �s the difference please?
I thought that we can �t say: I �m done.
I heard in a movie !!!
What should students say after finishing doing the exercises: I �m done or I �ve done" ?? |
16 Feb 2014
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yesiill
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As much I know about them;
I �ve done = I finished something.
I �m done = I give up.
I am sorry if I am wrong. |
16 Feb 2014
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MoodyMoody
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Grammatically speaking, "I have done" is a present perfect, and "I am done" is using the past participle as an adjective. Practically speaking, "I have done" is transitive and needs an object, but "I �m done" is intransitive and does not take an object.
Examples: I have done the exercise. Exercise is the direct object.
I �m finally done [with the exercise]! The prepositional phrase is optional, but there �s no direct object.
I hope that helped. |
16 Feb 2014
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Pretty3
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So can students say I am don �t if they finished their worksheet?????? |
16 Feb 2014
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ueslteacher
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Definitely not "I am don �t", Pretty, but "I �m done" or "I �m not done" And btw Moody has given you a perfect explanation. |
16 Feb 2014
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Pretty3
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Sorry I meant " I �m don " |
16 Feb 2014
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