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Complete the text with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Dmytro Hrechka is a Ukrainian polyglot who (1) has learned seven languages. In the past, Dmytro (2) studied English and French at school, but he (3) didn’t feel confident to use them until he (4) visited Canada in 2010. Before this journey, Dmytro (5) was afraid of speaking a foreign language and (6) thought he sounded silly. But later, he (7) understood that making mistakes is a natural part of the learning process. Nowadays, Dmytro is mastering Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Yesterday, he (8) used flashcards to learn some new vocabulary. Last week, he (9) listened to Spanish music to improve his listening skills. Overall, Dmytro’s language learning experience (10) has become a journey of discovery and growth.