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Timothyk Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

present perfect tense and past perfect

How to use present perfect tense and past perfect tense and give me some examples,could somebody explain to me?
  

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Present perfect: action completed before the present (no specific time mentioned) I have seen that movie many times. Have you heard from your Turkish friend recently? She has often spoken very highly of you.

  • Present perfect: action completed before the present (no specific time mentioned) I have seen that movie many times.
  • Have you heard from your Turkish friend recently?
  • She has often spoken very highly of you.
  • Past perfect: action completed before another action in the past I had seen him in several movies before the one I saw yesterday.
  • Glad you sent me your new address.
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Present perfect: action completed before the present (no specific time mentioned)
I have seen that movie many times.
Have you heard from your Turkish friend recently?
She has often spoken very highly of you.

Past perfect: action completed before another action in the past
I had seen him in several movies before the one I saw yesterday.
Glad yo

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