“What are the differences between the following adverb phrase of time?
1) in the past years. = in years before, which are gone now
2) In the old years.= it used to be in ancient times
3) In the previoius years.= in years before
4) In the earlier years.= in recent years
5 ) In the preceeding years.= previous year
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Which ones are the antonyms of the following adverd phrases:
In the later years.=> in the earlier years
In the following years.=> in years are to be seen yet
In the coming years.=> in the past years
In the future years => in years approaching, in years coming
In the following years, In the coming years, In the future years are rather alike for me. Strictly saying it's quite ambigous to adjudicate without linking them to sentences. Where did you extract them from?
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