Present perfect x simple past
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What would you say in each sentence?
"US poverty rate climbed/has climbed last year/in the last year"
"The yield on 10-year treasure notes rose/has risen last week/ in the last week"
"Stocks rose/have risen the past year/in the past year"
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Present perfect x simple past
Hi, thereWhat would you say in each sentence?
"US poverty rate climbed/has climbed last year/in the last year"
All of these are correct:
The US poverty rate climbed in the last year.
The US poverty rate climbed last year.
The US poverty rate has climbed in the last year.
"The yield on 10-year treasure notes rose/has risen last week/ in the last week"
The yield on 10 year treasure notes rose last week.
The yield on 10 year treasure notes rose in the last week.
The yield on 10 year treasure notes has risen in the last week.
"Stocks rose/have risen the past year/in the past year"
Stocks rose in the past year.
Stocks rose the past year.
Stocks have risen in the past year.
Overall, past imperfect (have risen) should be followed by a preposition (in). Past perfect can do either scenario.
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Present perfect x simple past
Hi, thereWhat would you say in each sentence?
"The US poverty rate climbed last year"
"The yield on 10-year treasure notes rose in the last week"
"Stocks rose risen the past year/in the past year"
Stock pundits usually say "have risen", "have..". Is it normal or good English? I don't think so, and think that is why they say it; to separate themselves from the crowd, but if you want to sound like them, you can say it.
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