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Tyro Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Simple past or present perfect or present perfect continuous

Please tell me which of the following sentences is correct in describing the activity, which I have started in the past and continued until today.
  • My research over the past two years has focused on ... [or]
  • My research over the past two years focused on... [or]
  • My research over the past two years has been focused on...
Thank you,
Tyro
  

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Tyro Please tell me which of the following sentences is correct in describing the activity, which I have started in the past and continued until today. [or] My research over the past two years focused on... [or] My research over the past two years has been focused on...

— Goodman

  • Tyro Please tell me which of the following sentences is correct in describing the activity, which I have started in the past and continued until today.
  • [or] My research over the past two years focused on...
  • [or] My research over the past two years has been focused on...
  • Thank you, Tyro My research over the past two years has focused on ...
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TyroPlease tell me which of the following sentences is correct in describing the activity, which I have started in the past and continued until today.

  • [or]
  • My research over the past two years focused on... [or]
  • My research over the past two years has been focused on...

    • Thank you,
    Tyro
    My research over the past two years
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I agree with Goodman, but only if your research is continuing in the present. If your research has finished, I would choose the middle option 'focused on'.
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Right on!

When we used phrases like, “since x and Y”, “over the x # of years”, or “for Y duration of time”, you are implying that the action is up to the present. i.e. Mary and Jane have been friends for the past 5 years. I have worked for IBM all my life.

If the action (work) terminated, I would simply say, “I worked for IBM before” or “I had worked
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Tyro
  • My research over the past two years has focused on ... [or]
  • My research over the past two years focused on... [or]
  • My research over the past two years has been focused on...
    has been focusing
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