Common mistakes
👉Recent vs Last

👈 To express the occurrence of an event from a time in the past until now, the words "recent" and "last" are used, with the difference that when we use numbers, the word "last" is used, not "recent".

🧑‍🦰 Over the last 12 months house prices have fallen.
🧑‍🦰During the last 12 months, house prices have decreased.

🧑‍🦳In recent months house prices have fallen.
🧑 🦳 In recent months, house prices have decreased.





Therefore, the following sentence is wrong:

❌ Over the recent 30 years there has been a great deal of industrial development.

✔️ Over the last 30 years there has been a great deal of industrial development.
Over the past 30 years, there have been many industrial developments.
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Common mistakes
👉Recent vs Last

👈 To express the occurrence of an event from a time in the past until now, the words "recent" and "last" are used, with the difference that when we use numbers, the word "last" is used, not "recent".

🧑‍🦰 Over the last 12 months house prices have fallen.
🧑‍🦰During the last 12 months, house prices have decreased.

🧑‍🦳In recent months house prices have fallen.
🧑 🦳 In recent months, house prices have decreased.





Therefore, the following sentence is wrong:

❌ Over the recent 30 years there has been a great deal of industrial development.

✔️ Over the last 30 years there has been a great deal of industrial development.
Over the past 30 years, there have been many industrial developments.
@EnglishSchoolChannel1

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