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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

“last year” or “past year”?

I told the doctor my smoking history of the last 2 years.
I told the doctor my smoking history of the past 2 years.

Should I use past ot last?

Or maybe there is a better sentence?


Thanks.

Tony

  

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Hi, I told the doctor my smoking history of the last 2 years. I told the doctor my smoking history of the past 2 years. Both are OK in these particular sentences.

— Clive

  • Hi, I told the doctor my smoking history of the last 2 years.
  • I told the doctor my smoking history of the past 2 years.
  • Both are OK in these particular sentences.
  • Last is more commonly used.
  • history for the last 2 years is also often said.
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Hi,

I told the doctor my smoking history of the last 2 years.

I told the doctor my smoking history of the past 2 years.

Both are OK in these particular sentences. Last is more commonly used.

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