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Bizncs Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
last year vs in the last year vs in the past year
last year vs in the last year
"last year" means the year before now which means year 2007 and usually goes with simple past tense.
On the other hand, "in the last year" means from 365 days ago until now (Feb 21, 2007 to Feb 20,2008) and goes with present perfect. Am I right?
in the last year vs in the past year.
Are these two the same?
Thanks in advance.
"last year" means the year before now which means year 2007 and usually goes with simple past tense.
On the other hand, "in the last year" means from 365 days ago until now (Feb 21, 2007 to Feb 20,2008) and goes with present perfect. Am I right?
in the last year vs in the past year.
Are these two the same?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Bizncs, You can't have it both ways. I don't see anything wrong with your definitions, but that's enough to make them not the same. We often use "last year" to apply to seasonal things, which happen once a year, such as the world series.
- Hi Bizncs, You can't have it both ways.
- I don't see anything wrong with your definitions, but that's enough to make them not the same.
- We often use "last year" to apply to seasonal things, which happen once a year, such as the world series.
- If we're talking about the National Basketball Association season, "last year" would apply to the last season which has been completed.
- "This year's season" may or may not have begun.
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Hi Bizncs,
You can't have it both ways. I don't see anything wrong with your definitions, but that's enough to make them not the same.
We often use "last year" to apply to seasonal things, which happen once a year, such as the world series. If we're talking about the National Basketball Association season, "last year" would apply to the last season which has been completed. "T
You can't have it both ways. I don't see anything wrong with your definitions, but that's enough to make them not the same.
We often use "last year" to apply to seasonal things, which happen once a year, such as the world series. If we're talking about the National Basketball Association season, "last year" would apply to the last season which has been completed. "T
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Thank you for the reply.
I totally agree with you that "last year vs. this year" depends on what the speaker's point of view. But what I want to know is in general situations, not specific events such as World Series or 2007~2008 NFL season.
Let's say someone said "I have visited Paris twice in the last year."
Can the following sentence bear the same meaning?
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I totally agree with you that "last year vs. this year" depends on what the speaker's point of view. But what I want to know is in general situations, not specific events such as World Series or 2007~2008 NFL season.
Let's say someone said "I have visited Paris twice in the last year."
Can the following sentence bear the same meaning?
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Sorry, I missed "in the last year vs in the past year." (That shade of green doesn't show up very well against some backgrounds.)
"In the last year" would usually mean "over the 365 days just completed." "In the past year" can mean the same but is also used to compare some specific thing, present and past.
Edit. Just saw your second post. Re Paris, both versions would mean i
"In the last year" would usually mean "over the 365 days just completed." "In the past year" can mean the same but is also used to compare some specific thing, present and past.
Edit. Just saw your second post. Re Paris, both versions would mean i
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You can use the present perfect with in the past year! Am I right?
You can say I have visited Paris twice (as a personal exprience) but if you indicate the time, you should use Past Simple
You can say I have visited Paris twice (as a personal exprience) but if you indicate the time, you should use Past Simple
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As a general rule, past means previous and last means final. So ...
I went to Paris three times in the past year.
I went to Paris three times in my last year of college.
The exception being the simpler: I went to Paris last year/last April/last semester.
They're not the same.
I went to Paris three times in the past year.
I went to Paris three times in my last year of college.
The exception being the simpler: I went to Paris last year/last April/last semester.
They're not the same.
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Hi, Anon.
Where do you stand on the OP's question?
Let's say someone said "I have visited Paris twice in the last year."
Can the following sentence bear the same meaning?
"I have visited Paris twice in
Where do you stand on the OP's question?
Let's say someone said "I have visited Paris twice in the last year."
Can the following sentence bear the same meaning?
"I have visited Paris twice in
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AvangiLet's say someone said "I have visited Paris twice in the last year."Hi Avangi,
Can the following sentence bear the same meaning?
"I have visited Paris twice in the past year."
The sound of this sentence has struck my fancy because of its construction.
To me, the present perfect construction almost never works well with phras
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A tantalizing suggestion, dimsum. I'll have to think about it's various applications.
Best wishes, - A.
Best wishes, - A.
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next week i'm going to visit my uncle in oren.during my first day there,my cousin and i are going to santa crus for the second day we went shoping in super market of khawadja .on the third day we visited the widowed house.[E]
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