inthepast和inthepast+时间在时态运用上有什么区别?老师说答案时,KangkangthinksthatChina'seconomy(增强,增大)slowlyinthepast.她写hasincreasd,我觉得应该是increased

Question

in the past 和 in the past + 时间 在时态运用上有什么区别?
老师说答案时,Kangkang thinks that China's economy _______ (增强,增大)slowly in  the past .她写 has increasd ,我觉得应该是 increased

Answer 1

说得对.
in the past用于一般过去时：He worked as a driver in the past.
in the past +一段时间名词应该用现在完成时（以现在时间为基准）；
或用过去完成时（以过去时间为基准）：
In the past five years we have made great progress.
He told us that he had made great progress in the past five years .