FINALLY, AT LAST, LASTLY and IN THE END | English words
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- Finally, at last, lastly and in the end are confusing words for English learners. These words and phrases are similar. But the meaning and use is in fact slightly different. Let's look at each one in more detail.
finally - Use 1
"finally" presents the last element of a series or list.
Example sentence:
Mark: What do we need from the supermarket?
Jane: We need coffee, milk, sugar and finally, a packet of biscuits.
finally - Use 2:
We use "finally" to express that one has been waiting a long time for something.
The bus finally arrived at midnight.
“finally” goes in the middle position of a sentence:
If the sentence has a main verb, then we put "finally" before the main verb.
If the sentence has an auxiliary or modal verb, then we put "finally" after the auxiliary / modal verb and before the main verb.
If the sentence has the verb "be" as a main verb (a linking verb), then we put "finally" after the verb “be”.
at last
“at last” also expresses that one has been waiting a long time for something.
“at last” strongly expresses impatience or inconvenience at the long wait.
Example: We have at last sold our car.
Position in a sentence:
We can put "at last" at the beginning or end or in the middle position as defined above.
lastly
"lastly" describes something that comes at the end of a series or list.
(This is the same as use 1 of "finally" as described above.)
To start with, I drank a cup of coffee. Then I sat down. Lastly, I read the newspaper.
in the end
"in the end" describes a conclusion after a long process, a lot of problems or after a lot of discussion and analysis.
We couldn't decide between Paris, Rome or Madrid for our holidays. In the end, we chose Paris.
There are lots of examples and a detailed explanation in the video.
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Hi, could you please do the remaining tenses as well
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So can we say 'at the end ' as well insted of 'in the end' ?
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the difference between: "We don't need a new house" and "We needn't a new house"???
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hi dear Andrew, how are you and hope you will be fine. sir, i am going to ask a question from you concerning, yesterday, 3 days ago and last year or month or day. can we use these with tenses other than past tense. i want to mention those tenses for which i am asking this question such as, present perfect tense or present perfect progressive with since and for, past continuous tense, past perfect and past perfect continuous. looking forward to your guidance for this crucial matter. i am going to add some examples here. if i am wrong let me know about it please. i was playing cricket last Sunday. 3 days ago, i was studying at Nauman's home for doing well in my exam next month. yesterday, they were celebrating their victory. i had done my work 3 hours ago. they had come to my home yesterday. i had been studying English lesson yesterday. these are examples just for getting clarification of concept. thanks a lot and looking forward to your generous suggestion and guidance.
What about "eventually"?
Can we use finlly instead of lastly
as in use1 ?
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So at last mean ( always use verb 2) for the past tense?
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What about "at the end of the day" what does that means ???
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Excellent. Thanks for your comment. My next lesson will be available tomorrow (Tuesday 18th September.)
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plz lesson on off vs from....end vs finish vs conclude
Do " finally, at last, in the end, have the same meaning of "eventually???
What means chose
"chose" is the past simple form of the verb "choose".
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