By now

[Talab1234]

“Is this done by now?”

Is the above grammatically correct?

What type of tense does “is done” have here? Is it present simple?

 

[Barque]

The "by now" sounds unnatural to me.

Is this done?
Has this been done?

What type of tense does “is done” have here?

Done is the past participle of do.

 

[Talab1234]

I

The "by now" sounds unnatural to me.

Is this done?
Has this been done?


Done is the past participle of do.

Is it not an adjective in this example?

 

[Barque]

Yes, I suppose it is. Not enough of a grammarian to say whether it can be both.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, I suppose it is. I'm not enough of a grammarian to say whether it can be both.

@Barque Your English is great but please remember to write in complete sentences at all times on the forum. We need to set a good example to learners.

 

[Talab1234]

@Barque Your English is great but please remember to write in complete sentences at all times on the forum. We need to set a good example to learners.

Can you kindly help answer the below?
@emsr2d2

“Is this done by now?”

Is the above grammatically correct?

What type of tense does “is done” have here? Is it present simple or is “done” adjective here?

 

[emsr2d2]

@emsr2d2 Can you kindly help by answering the question below?

“Is this done by now?”

Is the above it grammatically correct?

What type of tense does is “is done” have here? Is it present simple or is “done” an adjective here?

It is not grammatically correct. "By now" doesn't work with the rest of the sentence. We don't use "is done" to mean "has been completed" much in BrE but, in my opinion, "done" is an adjective in that usage.

There are various grammatical alternatives:

Is it finished?
Is it finished yet?
Have you finished it?
Have you finished it yet?
I thought you would have finished it by now.

As a rule, "by now" doesn't work in a question. It's OK in a statement (as in the last example above). In a question, it would be "yet".

 

[Talab1234]

It is not grammatically correct. "By now" doesn't work with the rest of the sentence. We don't use "is done" to mean "has been completed" much in BrE but, in my opinion, "done" is an adjective in that usage.

There are various grammatical alternatives:

Is it finished?
Is it finished yet?
Have you finished it?
Have you finished it yet?
I thought you would have finished it by now.

As a rule, "by now" doesn't work in a question. It's OK in a statement (as in the last example above). In a question, it would be "yet"

So can I say “This is done by now.”?

 

[5jj]

No.

 

[Barque]

So can I say “This is done by now.”?

You could say "This should have been done by now" but not "This is done by now".