in recent years一般用于现在完成时。in recent years的意思是“近几年”，一般表示近几年有什么事情或者有什么变化，而且对现在有影响，所以一般用于现在完成时。
in recent years用法
in recent years通常多与现在完成时连用，但有时也可根据具体情况用于一般现在时、一般过去时或完成进行时等。如：Attitudes to mental illnesshave shiftedin recent years。
最近几年对精神病的态度已有所改变。
in recent years英[ɪn ˈriːsnt jɪəz]美[ɪn ˈriːsnt jɪrz]
[词典]最近几年中；晚近；
[例句]The rural population has become increasingly politicizedinrecentyears。
近年来，农村人口对政治愈来愈感兴趣。
in recent years双语例句
1.In recent years, numerical control machine has got important status and predomination in manufacturing of China.1.近几年来我国制造业中,数控机床的占有率不断提高,在生产中已经占有重要地位。
2.The Temperature-Measurement technology utilizing object’s radiancy character is developed in recent years.2.红外热成像系统的研究涉及物理学、光学、应用电子技术和数字图像处理技术等多门学科。
3.According to the college entrance examination physics test program's request, in recent years, the college entrance examination physics's opticator could ear every year.3.根据高考物理考试大纲的要求，近年来，高考物理的光学部分每年都会出现。
4.Though the cultural power in our country has been pro-moted a lot in recent years, it is still far behind the developed countries.4.在我国,文化力的总体水平在不断提高。但在一些具体指标上还是与发达国家有着不小的差距。
5.In recent years, the lication of implant supported denture are more and more widely, the treatment of sclerous tissues in implant surgery is fairly perfect.5.近年来,种植义齿在临床上的应用越来越广泛,种植过程中硬组织处理技术已经相当成熟。