Help(please)
Hi, there

Could you help me?

If you mean crime rose from 2017 to 2018, would you say "Crime rose over (the) last/past four years" or "Crime has risen over (the) last/four years"?.... What if you mean crime rose/has risen in 2017, would you say "Crime rose in past year" or "Crime has risen in the past year"?

Finally, do you say "Crime rose or has risen over the last decade"?

Thank you

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Help(please)
Hi, there

Could you help me?

If you mean crime rose from 2017 to 2018, would you say "Crime rose over (the) last/past four years" or "Crime has risen over (the) last/four years"?.... What if you mean crime rose/has risen in 2017, would you say "Crime rose in past year" or "Crime has risen in the past year"?

Finally, do you say "Crime rose or has risen over the last decade"?

Thank you

Answer

Hi Gabriel,

"Crime has risen" is correct in this context. We have to use the Present Perfect (have/has + past participle) as we are talking about an event which started at an unknown point in the past, for a certain duration of time, and continues in and/or has an impact in the present. - I hope my explanation has made it easier for you to understand.

Cheers,
Alex

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I think you would want to use "has risen" in this case. This is known as 'past participle' and is used to create a passive voice in English

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crime has risen

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