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Vkr6078 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
In the past year
1. I went to Australia last year.
2. I have gone to Australia in the past year.
I know it is perfectly alright to use past simple for the first sentence.
But why do you use present perfect "have gone" for the second one ?
2. I have gone to Australia in the past year.
I know it is perfectly alright to use past simple for the first sentence.
But why do you use present perfect "have gone" for the second one ?
Top answer
14. This is a past, finished period. Past simple is correct in this case.
- 14.
- This is a past, finished period.
- Past simple is correct in this case.
- 14 to today.
- It is period starting in the past up to today.
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"Last year" is some time between 1.1.2014 and 31.12.14. This is a past, finished period. Past simple is correct in this case.
"the past year" is (more or less) 18.10.14 to today. It is period starting in the past up to today. Present perfect is correct here.
Kind regards, Michael
"the past year" is (more or less) 18.10.14 to today. It is period starting in the past up to today. Present perfect is correct here.
Kind regards, Michael
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