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