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what's the difference between ''For the past weeks'' and ''For the last weeks'' ?
My friends asked me why I was not hanging out with them a lot like before, I want to say that I've been working so much. But I don't know when to use ''for the past ...'' and ''for the last...'' , or which one is correct.
I've been busy for the past (few) weeks.
I've been busy for the last (few) weeks.
My schedule got tight for the last/past weeks.
I've got a pretty tight schedule for the past days/last days/in these days.
Any suggestions are welcome. Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks
29 de jun de 2016 01:47
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I don't think I would find a problem with using either "last" or "past" as long as you added "few".
For example:
"I've been busy the last/past weeks" sounds incomplete and might get you funny looks
"I've been busy the last/past few weeks" sounds complete
29 de junho de 2016
I prefer to state as below:
I've been busy for the past few weeks.
I've been busy in the last week.
Please correct me if i am wrong, thanks in advance!
29 de junho de 2016
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Victoria Lopez
Habilidades linguísticas
Inglês, Coreano, Espanhol
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Inglês, Coreano
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