[Grammar] 'I've hardly finishe' or 'I've finished hardly..'

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1. I've hardly finished my homework.
2. I've finished my homework hardly.

Which is correct?
 

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1. I've hardly finished my homework.
2. I've finished my homework hardly.

Which is correct?

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The first one is correct, because we put adverbs right after or before the verbs. In your case, present perfect, the adverbs (most of them- hardly is one of them) are put between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.

I've hardly finished my homework.
 

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:up: The second order would be possible but with a large pause before the adverb; even then, a different choice of adverb would be more likely: 'I've finished my homework... Almost - I still have to do the Bibliography'. And in the mouth of a second speaker, that adverb would make sense:

A: I've finished my homework.
B: Hardly - didn't she ask for a thousand words?

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