If you have a particular sentence where you're not sure if it should be "is done" or "was done," let's see it with some context, so we can tell which one is best. The painting was all done so they went home. The workmen were always banging and drilling. The work was done while I lived in the room nextĭoor. It does not necessarily imply a finished condition. "Was done" would probably be used in coordination with another verb, such as with "while". I'm told the British don't use that sense of "done" or "all done" meaning "finished." The point is that it is still done, it is in a condition or state of being finished, completed, ready.Ī: Is your guest room still being renovated?ī: Nope, that is done. I might say that a think "is done" even if the work finished weeks and weeks ago. ![]() That's pretty close, and it probably works for most cases. In this case, 'it is done' means 'it has just been finished' and 'it was done' means 'it was finished several weeks ago'. ![]() It has been done is used when you want to use the passive voice instead of active voice in the sentence. Example: Manager asks - Did you complete the report You - Yes, It is done. the difference between: "It is painted" and "It was painted"? It is done or It's done is used to refer to a work/job/process/task which is completed recently but it doesn't tell anything about the time when it was done. One (usually) describes a present condition. (moved comment to bottom, to preserve order) adjective verb-link ADJECTIVE A task or activity that is done has been completed successfully.
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