perfect tense vs past perfect
past perfect vs perfect tenseperfect tense and past perfect both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| perfect tense | Yes | No | No | No |
| past perfect | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
past perfect is a hyponym of
perfect tense; that is, past perfect is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
perfect tense:
- perfect tense: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
- past perfect: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
Other hyponyms of perfect tense include
present perfect, present perfect tense, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense, future perfect, future perfect tense, present perfect continuous, present perfect progressive.
| perfect tense (noun) | past perfect (noun) |
|---|---|
| a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past |
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