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In the past year I gained 20 lbs or "In the past year I've gained 20 lbs

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paok1970
 
Reply Mon 3 Jun, 2019 09:08 pm
Should I say/write, "In the past year I gained 20 lbs" or "In the past year I've gained 20 lbs"?

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Jewels Vern
 
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Reply Mon 3 Jun, 2019 10:40 pm
@paok1970,
Both statements are the same. The first form implies that maybe the gaining has ended, the second implies maybe it has not ended. But either way they are the same.
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