Wisdom27 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
“Last” or “past”
Dear all.
I was not here last five days. or
I was not here for the past five days.
I have heard people are speaking like first sentence. Are they both correct?
Thank you.
I was not here last five days. or
I was not here for the past five days.
I have heard people are speaking like first sentence. Are they both correct?
Thank you.
Top answer
wisdom27.... I was not here the last five days. I was not here ( for ) the past five days.
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wisdom27....I was not here the last five days.
I was not here (for) the past five days. You don't need "for", but it's not wrong with "for".
I have heard peoplearespeak
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