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Mar 2007
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How Have You Been? The Present Perfect ...

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This verb tense, the present perfect, seems so difficult. After all, it refers to the past, despite its name, and it's hard to know what is so perfect about it. We're going to explore this verb tense so that it becomes easy to use. 
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