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past perfect tense vs perfect

perfect vs past perfect tense

past perfect tense and perfect both are nouns.

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

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
past perfect tense Yes No No No
perfect Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, perfect is a hypernym of past perfect tense; that is, perfect is a word with a broader meaning than past perfect tense:
  • past perfect tense: 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 tense include perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
past perfect tense (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 tense (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 tense (verb) perfect (verb)
make perfect or complete
Difference between past perfect tense and perfect

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