Last year & in the last year
Is it correct to say that we use the simple past tense with "last year" but we use the present perfect tense with "in the last year"?
By the way, is there a difference between "in the last year" and "in the past year"?
Thank you.
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the past year: the most recent 12 months the last year: the last group of 12 months in any series of years The accountant audited the books for the years 1998 through 2004. He found mistakes only in the last year. (2004) If not specified by the context, the last year can mean the past year.
- the past year: the most recent 12 months the last year: the last group of 12 months in any series of years The accountant audited the books for the years 1998 through 2004.
- He found mistakes only in the last year.
- (2004) If not specified by the context, the last year can mean the past year.
- CJ
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the past year: the most recent 12 months
the last year: the last group of 12 months in any series of years
The accountant audited the books for the years 1998 through 2004. He found mistakes only in the last year. (2004)
If not specified by the context, the last year can mean the past year.
CJ
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