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Hi, there
Let's say today is Monday and I have just gotten back to work. Let's say I spent the last two weeks on strike, which ended Friday. Should I say (Monday) "I have been on steike for the last two weeks" or "I was on strike for the last two weeks"?
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But is it right to use the simple past with “For the past two weeks”?
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you can say either, and you are correct "I have been suggests you may still be on strike"
"I was on strike" = was definitely in the past and is finished now. No confusion or hint of ambiguity
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I was on strike for the last two weeks sounds correct
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I was on strike for the last two weeks sounds correct
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I was on strike for the last two weeks sounds correct
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