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napoleonponapa  +  789182 Sun, 21 Jun 09 05:01 PM
What are the differences betweeb the following adverb phrase of time?

1) in the past years.

2) In the old years.

3) In the previoius years.

4) In the earlier years.

5 ) In the preceeding years.

 

Which ones are the antonym of the following adverd phrases:

In the later years.

In the following years.

In the coming years.

In the future years

 

thanks so much.

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Fandorin  +  789185 Sun, 21 Jun 09 05:04 PM
It seems to be a test, doesn't it? Will you provide us with your own answers?
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napoleonponapa  +  789260 Sun, 21 Jun 09 07:18 PM
Dear Sir:

 

I really don't know the differences of them and really don't know which one is the antonym of each other.

 

thanks

Fandorin  +  789896 Mon, 22 Jun 09 06:34 AM
napoleonponapa
“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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