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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

In the last few years, many things happened/have happened.

0In the last few years, many things 01b00happened/have happened02b00.02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Would you use "happened" or "have happened" in the above? Thanks. 0-
  

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0Though the present perfect tense can't be paired with a time in the past, it works fine in this case. I see 'in the last few years" as "since a few years ago" - it indicates a duration instead of a specific time in the past. 0-

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  • 0Though the present perfect tense can't be paired with a time in the past, it works fine in this case.
  • I see 'in the last few years" as "since a few years ago" - it indicates a duration instead of a specific time in the past.
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0Though the present perfect tense can't be paired with a time in the past, it works fine in this case. I see 'in the last few years" as "since a few years ago" - it indicates a duration instead of a specific time in the past. But I could be wrong.0-
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