in
the
past用於壹般過去時：He
worked
as
a
driver
past.
past
+壹段時間名詞應該用現在完成時（以現在時間為基準）；
或用過去完成時（以過去時間為基準）：
In
five
years
we
have
made
great
progress.
He
told
us
that
he
had
progress
.