Present Perfect vs Past Simple I read this question on italki: We are in 2018. If you mean crime rose/has risen from 2014 to 2017 , would you say "Crime rose over the past four years" or "Crime has risen over the four past years"? People answered that the correct verb tense was "Crime has risen over the four past years". However, I've learnt that you have to use the Past Simple tense when the action started in the past, finished in the past, and is not continuing now. So, as we are already in 2018 the correct sentence should be "Crime rose over the past four years" shouldn't it?. Could you help me to understand it, please?

The transcript of a touching video Could you correct this text, please? Here it is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bdm4NBYxII&feature=youtu.be "Daddy is the sweetest daddy in the world. Daddy is the most handsome. The smartest. The most clever. The kindest. He is my Superman. Daddy wants me to do well at school. Daddy is just great, but … he lies. He lies about having a job. He lies about having money. He lies that he’s not tired. He lies that he’s not hungry. He lies that we have everything. He lies about his happiness. He lies because of me."

Can you tell me wich car is better? I am thinking about buying a new car, but I do not have very clear the choice of the engine. My old car has a diesel engine that I bought because gas oil was quite cheaper than gasoline at that time. But now, those fuels have little difference in price and, overall, it is not worth paying the diesel car more and also having an expensive maintenance in the garage, insurance, tax and so on. So, now the doubt is between a gasoline engine or a hybrid one. I have ruled out the option of the electric motor because the car has little autonomy and there are still very few places to recharge the battery in this area. They say that the hybrid engine is recharged each time the car brakes or stops and does not spend any gas while the battery is charged, which makes it ideal to drive in town. However, as hybrid engines are still quite new, I am not very sure of their effectiveness. And if it turns out that they are not so efficient and give problems in the long run, for example with the battery? What do you think? Do you have any experiences with those kind of engines?

Can someone tell me wich car is better?

"Used to" and "would" "When I was a child I used to play with my friends" and "When I was a child I would play with my friends"? Are those sentences interchangeable? Do they have any differences in meaning, style or use?

"Used to" and "would" "When I was a child I used to play with my friends" and "When I was a child I would play with my friends"? Are those sentences interchangeable? Do they have any differences in meaning, style or use? I'm sorry. I realized that I had to put this question in other place but it was to late :(

R.I.P. Fashion Business Since the first woman from the Neanderthal time put a bone in her hair and a collar of wolf teeth around her neck humankind has always been interested in fashion. From the clothes made from animals’ furs to the best dresses by Dior or Chanel, we have had a wide range of different materials and styles. However, only a part of the society had the opportunity to change their clothes every season or year because for hundreds-if not thousands of years- only wealthy people could afford it. Meanwhile, most of the population only got something new at the very exceptional moments of their lives. Therefore, they did not have big problems to achieve the raw material. Nevertheless, nowadays there are already 7 billion inhabitants of earth and even if not all of them can buy clothes often, a lot of people need to change their look constantly. In fact, it is easy to do that because the modern fashion industry allows you to wear cheap clothes. The problem is that this industry needs a lot of new material and, in consequence, we are wasting our nature, beginning with the water: they say that three thousand litres of water are used to make just a pair of jeans. Due to that reason, the fashion of next century will change dramatically. According to some scientists, other type of materials will be discovered. As a result, the future clothes will be always clean and their colour and shape will change depending on the bodies and the season of the year. Since those fabrics will be always new, you will have the same model during your whole life and that will be the death of the actual fashion business.

22nd Century Fashion (part two) The problem is that this industry needs an enormous amount of new material and, in consequence, we are wasting our nature, beginning with the water: they say that we need three thousand litres of water to make a pair of jeans. Due to that reason, the fashion of next century must be more respectful to the environment. According to some scientists, other type of materials will be discovered. As a result, the future clothes will be always clean and their colour and shape will change depending on the bodies and the season of the year. As those fabrics will be always new, you will have the same model during your whole life.

22nd Century Fashion (part one) Since the first woman from the Neanderthal put a bone in her hair and a collar of wolf teeth around her neck the humankind has always been interested in fashion. From the clothes made in animal’s furs to the best dresses by Dior or Chanel, we have had a wide range of different materials and styles. However, only a part of the society had the opportunity to change their clothes every season or year because during centuries -if not thousands of years- only wealthy people could afford it. Meanwhile, most of the population only got something new in the very exceptional moments of their lives. Therefore, they did not have big problems to achieve the raw material. Nevertheless, nowadays we are already 7 billion of inhabitants and even if not all of them are able to buy clothes often, a lot of people need to change their look constantly. In fact, it is easy to do that because the modern fashion industry allows you to wear cheap models.