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TeacherJapan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Is increasing VS has been increasing

1) The number of people who come to Japan has been increasing every year.

2) The number of people who come to Japan is increasing every year.

How would you differentiate these two?

  

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It is more important to think of words more specific than 'people'. 1) The number of visitors to Japan has been increasing every year. 2) The number of visitors to Japan is increasing every year.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is more important to think of words more specific than 'people'.
  • 1) The number of visitors to Japan has been increasing every year.
  • 2) The number of visitors to Japan is increasing every year.
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It is more important to think of words more specific than 'people'.

1) The number of visitors to Japan has been increasing every year.

2) The number of visitors to Japan is increasing every year.

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