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Heartvampire Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Past Perfect
Is this sentence correct and why?
During the last century these definitions had changed.
During the last century these definitions had changed.
Top answer
It may be possible if said from the viewpoint of a past time. For example: "In 1605 the situation was quite different. " However, I personally prefer to reserve "last" for the "relative to now" case, and to use "previous" in cases like the above.
- It may be possible if said from the viewpoint of a past time.
- For example: "In 1605 the situation was quite different.
- " However, I personally prefer to reserve "last" for the "relative to now" case, and to use "previous" in cases like the above.
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It may be possible if said from the viewpoint of a past time. For example:
"In 1605 the situation was quite different. During the last century these definitions had changed."
However, I personally prefer to reserve "last" for the "relative to now" case, and to use "previous" in cases like the above.
"In 1605 the situation was quite different. During the last century these definitions had changed."
However, I personally prefer to reserve "last" for the "relative to now" case, and to use "previous" in cases like the above.
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