"I decided to do that until I finish/finished high school"

[roniy]

"I decided to do that until I finish/finished high school"

I want to say that the decision was in the past and the finishing will be inthe future .
Thanks.

 

[elroy]

"finished" is correct if you've already finished high school at the time of speaking.

"finish" is correct if you are still in high school.

 

[roniy]

"finished" is correct if you've already finished high school at the time of speaking

"finish" is correct if you are still in high school.

OK it makes sense

Thank you.

 

[bluevaseline]

I would reccomend that you say, "I decided to do that when I finish high school"

 

[mrbilal87]

I would reccomend that you say, "I decided to do that when I finish high school"

I'm not 100% sure, but shouldn't it be "I decided to do that when I finished high school."?

 

[Kelly B]

I'd prefer
I have (I've) decided to do that when I finish school.

 

[Le Pamplemousse]

It depends on the length of the action. If the action will take place at the point that you finish high school, then, "I (have)decided to do that when I finish school". If you plan to do the action continuously until the point that you finish high school, then "I (have) decided to do that until I finish high school."

 

[maxiogee]

We must assume that roniy knows the use of the word "until" - as that is not the word use he is querying!

I would reccomend that you say, "I decided to do that when I finish high school"

That sounds like the wrong understanding of "until"....

I decided to work part-time until I finish high school = from now until X
I decided to work part-time when I finish high school = from X onwards

 

[panjandrum]

For anyone, like me, who has become confused by this thread:

Roniy's question was answered to his satisfaction in post #2.

Posts #4-6 are talking about something happening AFTER finishing high school. That is not what Roniy asked about.

Posts #7-8 come back to the topic.

Thread closed to avoid further confusion.