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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
For the past/in the past/over the past
Hi. Please help. Which is correct?
1. The prices have been going up and down over the past four years.
2. The prices have been going up and down for the past four years.
3. The prices have been going up and down in the past four years.
1. The prices have been going up and down over the past four years.
2. The prices have been going up and down for the past four years.
3. The prices have been going up and down in the past four years.
Top answer
2 is correct. " and 3 can't easily be corrected.
- 2 is correct.
- " and 3 can't easily be corrected.
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2 is correct.
1 should be "...prices have gone up and down..." and 3 can't easily be corrected.
1 should be "...prices have gone up and down..." and 3 can't easily be corrected.
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Hi. Thank you. Are these correct? Thank you in advance.
1. The prices have escalated over the past four years
2. The prices have escalated for the past four years.
3. The prices were stable in the past four years.
1. The prices have escalated over the past four years
2. The prices have escalated for the past four years.
3. The prices were stable in the past four years.
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All are perfectly correct. The use of present perfect continuous is fine here, as your time frame is the last four years up to the present. No problems. Sometimes there are many ways to say the same thing.
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