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I don't grasp the difference between this two sentences :

> 私のデザインが完成した。

> 私のデザインが完成している。

Do the former mean “My design is finished ?” and the latter “My design is
being finished “ ? Or the latter is also finished (not in process of being
finished) ?

This question rises to a more global one, because it depends probably if 完成する
is a continuous or an instantaneous verb? how to know if a する noun is
continuous or instantaneous ?
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grammar conjugations
完成した vs. 完成している state of suru noun
As suggested in the comment,

  * 完成した means _is just finished_
  * 完成している means _has been (in the state of being) finished (for some time)_

_In the process of being finished (but not yet)_ would be 完成しつつある.

* * *

[This page](https://www.tomojuku.com/blog/teiru-zentai/) explains this as
_Verbs describing (state) change(変化動詞) + ている means 'the resulting state
continues/remains'_.

It is similar (at least) to start/end verbs.

  * 授業が始まった/始まっている = The class got started/started already
  * 募集は締め切られた/締め切られている = Application is closed (recently)/has been closed.

(I feel, for learners, it may not be obvious which are 変化動詞, though.)
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