in the past 和 in the past + 时间 在时态运用上有什么区别?
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
.