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iwtk
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Hello,

I would like to say that I want to finish the meeting before it should end in the past.

I wanted to finish the meeting before it should have ended.


Is this form correct?


Thanks a lot!^^

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Rachel, Moderator
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quote:
I wanted to finish the meeting before it should have ended.

The sentence is possible, with the stress on 'should.'

However, there are clearer, more usual ways to express this idea:

I wanted to end the meeting before ...

  • it was supposed to end.
  • it was scheduled to end.
  • it was expected to end.
  • the time was up.
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