ostap77
Key Member
- Joined
- Sep 9, 2010
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Ukrainian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
- Current Location
- Ukraine
1)"When I'm done reading the book, I'm going to call John and ask him if he wants to go the movies.
OR
2)"When I finish/have finished reading the book, I'm going to call John amd ask him if he wants to go to the movies."
Would 1) be more colloquial than 2)?
Would the following sentence make sense in terms of using "being done..."?
"I was close to being done cooking food when they called and said they would like to come over."
OR
2)"When I finish/have finished reading the book, I'm going to call John amd ask him if he wants to go to the movies."
Would 1) be more colloquial than 2)?
Would the following sentence make sense in terms of using "being done..."?
"I was close to being done cooking food when they called and said they would like to come over."