Jan 31, 2020 · If you're referring to the year preceding time of utterance, both versions are equivalent and interchangeable (but the article-less version is far more common). If you're …

Mar 3, 2016 · In my understanding, "last year" seems to be a indivisible time frame when it is used in past simple. For example, today is 2017-03-03 and if I say: I went to Mexico last year. Does …

Oct 22, 2020 · In this sentence, The investment in equipment last year ___ a significant increase in sales. Between "is causing" and "has caused", I think I have to use …

Jan 21, 2018 · a) Last year, Court had convicted him for murder. b) Last year, Court convicted him for murder. I have received answers that Both of my sentence constructions are correct and …

Mar 17, 2018 · The last year of their lives/marriage etc. Last year, without the article, refers to the calendar year previous to the current year. However, when reporting what people have said, …

Steady improvement in cash flow over the three year time-period seems to be the main idea in the statement, so it would be best to make that idea as clear as possible by choosing the best …

Feb 5, 2015 · Before last year designates an indefinite timespan which ended at the beginning of last year. If you say I finished school before last year we understand that you finished school …

Oct 6, 2020 · Since last year = since 2019. For the last year = during the previous 12 months. Since is used in relation to a specific date or period in the past (yesterday, last year, the …

Feb 17, 2011 · 1) The plant was closed on 15 January 1987; I was there for the last year. I was there from 16 January 1986 till 15 January 1987 2) The plant was closed on the 15 of January …

Aug 12, 2015 · 2 most recent in time; latest : last year 3 only remaining : it's our last hope. so it can be an ambiguous word. If I talk about the last inning of a baseball game, I could be …