It was sent before I finish/have finished writing?

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Tedwonny

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I was wondering what tense of the verb 'finish' I should use in the sentence:

The email was sent before I (finish/have finished/finished) writing?

[CONTEXT: Now, I've finished it. I accidentally hit the send button before I finished writing and I want to tell the reader that.]

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MikeNewYork

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I would use "finished".
 

Tdol

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Or had finished.
 
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