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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Prices have risen in 2010 but then have fallen in 2011.

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both are present past but a year apart. There are different ways of saying the above, all with slightly different meaning/nuance. Prices rose in 2010 but fell in 2011.

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  • both are present past but a year apart.
  • There are different ways of saying the above, all with slightly different meaning/nuance.
  • Prices rose in 2010 but fell in 2011.
  • Prices rose in 2010 and fell in 2011.
  • Prices rose in 2010 but then fell in 2011.
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I would say not...both are present past but a year apart. There are different ways of saying the above, all with slightly different meaning/nuance.

Prices rose in 2010 but fell in 2011.

Prices rose in 2010 and fell in 2011.

Prices rose in 2010 but then fell in 2011.

Prices rose in 2010 and then fell in 2011.

Prices rose in 2010 but have fallen in 2011.
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