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Is it a natural or at least used way to say "closed" like in that example,
using the verb 終わる ?

>   * A : 今7時ですが、スーパーは終わりましたか。
>   * B : いいえ、8時まで開いているはずですよ。
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grammar nuances tense aspect
終わる to mean closed shop
Yes, it's used, but 終わっていますか may be more natural since you are concerned with
the current state rather than the past event. 閉店していますか is a stiffer way of
asking the same thing (preferred in emails etc), but 終わっていますか is perfectly
fine in speech.
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