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Could you please check whether the sentence below sounds natural?Since 2009 till 2016 Ukraine had contributed consecutively two of its officers to the NATO International Staff.

Nel0506 · Accepted Answer

This is my suggestion:
From 2009 to 2016, Ukraine contributed two officers to the NATO International Staff.

- It involves a time period in the past, thus past tense.

BUT: Since + one date, present perfect - (Ukraine has contributed.)

Anonymous · Answer

Alex722, Your sentence doesn't sound idiomatically smooth to my ear for some reason. Perhaps it is how the "since" clause was constructed. When you use "since" as referring to something back in time, like " Since I graduated from high school, I had tried many things but being a musician is what I love the most. Notice "till" is not neccesary in the construction because the context suggests it is still true. Also, the verb "contributed", even though the connotation is understood, is not the correct choice of word. If what you meant was, from the begining til lthe end of certain period, then you may want to say "Between 2009 to 2016, Ukrane had consecutively appointed two of its officers to the NATO.......". This sentence is narrating events (appointments)that took place in 2009 and again in 2016. The following sentence "had contributed....by the way, choice issue) suggests the last officer had served the post and at the moment Ukrane has no officer currently serving the UN oganization because of the past perfect construction. So which one is true?

Could you please check whether the sentence below sounds natural
Since 2009 till 2016 Ukraine had contributed consecutively two of its officers to the NATO International Staff.

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