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Jun 2025
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Present Perfect vs Past Perfect Made EAS...

SHAYNA OLIVEIRA
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🤩 Download FREE lesson PDF + quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-present-perfect-past-perfect/ 

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"I have gone" vs. "I had gone"... what's the difference?! 🤯 Many English learners have trouble with these tricky verb tenses!

Today I'll show you exactly when and why we use the present perfect and past perfect, using real examples and easy tips you'll remember. By the end, you'll be able to say: "Ah, now I get it!"

And a little something extra - you can download today's lesson plus a quiz to test yourself and see how well you've learned these two tenses. Click here to get that free PDF with the quiz: https://espressoenglish.lpages.co/free-pdf-present-perfect-past-perfect/ 

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