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past perfect vs perfect

perfect vs past perfect

past perfect and perfect both are nouns.

past perfect is not an adjective while perfect is an adjective.

past perfect is not a verb while perfect is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
past perfect Yes No No No
perfect Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, perfect is a hypernym of past perfect; that is, perfect is a word with a broader meaning than past perfect:
  • past perfect: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
  • perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Other hypernyms of past perfect include perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
past perfect (noun) perfect (noun)
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
past perfect (adjective) perfect (adjective)
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
precisely accurate or exact
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
past perfect (verb) perfect (verb)
make perfect or complete
Difference between past perfect and perfect

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