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Learning English Grammar - Present perfect and past simple - BBC Sounds

Learning English Grammar - Present perfect and past simple - BBC Sounds

Learning English Grammar

Present perfect and past simplePresent perfect and past simple
Released On: 13 May 2025
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Learn when we use the present perfect and past simple tenses.

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