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The price was increased vs The price was increases

The correct phrase is "the price was increased." The verb "increased" should be in the past tense to match the past tense of the main verb "was." "The price was increases" is incorrect due to the mismatch in verb tense.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 732 views

The price was increased

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the price of something went up in the past.

Examples:

  • The price was increased due to high demand.
  • Yesterday, the price was increased by 10%.
  • After the announcement, the price was increased significantly.
  • The price was increased to cover production costs.
  • The price was increased last month.
  • For specific types of tobacco which face steadily declining markets, the buyback price was increased significantly so that producers have an incentive to cease cultivation.
  • For the terminal at Cirkeldijck, the price of handling was increased,
  • The table shows that the price increased slightly by 3 % over the period considered.
  • During this period VAM prices increased by 20 % to 30 % and the increase in energy prices was even much higher.
  • The average import price increased throughout the period considered.
  • The average import price increased steadily throughout the period considered.
  • In line with the measures imposed, Chinese export prices increased during the current IIP and the price situation of the Community industry appeared to develop also more positively.
  • The investigation revealed that the price undercutting increased after the imposition of definitive safeguard measures.
  • Indian prices increased 29 %, Taiwan prices increased 27 % and Thailand prices increased 32 % over the period considered.
  • What is also needed is to provide for the possibility of granting aid for farmers to purchase fuel when the price has increased sharply.
  • OK, but the price must be increased.
  • For example, one user claimed that prices increased by around 8 and 25 % when comparing prices for the second half of 2014 and the first half of 2015 to the prices during the period considered.
  • Only certain agricultural and food prices increased, since before the accession a significant price appropriation procedure took already place.
  • Overall, imports prices increased from 2008 to the expiry review investigation period by 14 %.
  • As a consequence land prices increased much faster than the general CPI.
  • These prices increased by around 10 % during the IIP.
  • In particular, its average sales price increased and its losses were reduced.
  • In particular, non-oil commodity prices increased strongly in the first half of the year, before moderating.
  • Cereal prices increased sharply over the summer due to supply shortages, particularly in the Black Sea countries.
  • The sampled Union producers' average net sales price increased substantially between 2010 and 2012, but decreased slightly during the RIP.

The price was increases

This phrase is incorrect due to the mismatch in verb tense.

  • The price increase was due to a variety of factors.
  • The price increase was further due to the increasing stocks (see above recital 95) and to the changed product mix offered by the Union industry.
  • Moreover, the sales margins have hardly been influenced by the full cost of production per tonne over the period considered, as the price increase was mainly due to market developments.
  • The average price increase was obtained by weighting the terminals according to their turnover.
  • The reason given for the huge price increase was a price rise in rare earth metals, which are required as a raw material.
  • The paraffin price increase was countered by substituting paraffin with stearin.
  • As regards the unit sales prices the increase was due to increased production cost.
  • The user alleged that the steel price increase was as high as 25-40 % in the first quarter of 2004.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of products sold by the CI on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations (see recital 43), with the non-injurious price of the like product sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of the like product sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of the like product sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of products sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of products sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations (see recital 75 above), with the non-injurious price of products sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of products sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations (see recital 43), with the non-injurious price of the like product sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the non-injurious price of products sold by the Community industry on the Community market.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price with the average non-injurious price.
  • The necessary price increase was then determined on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import price, as established for the undercutting calculations, with the average non-injurious price.

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