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perfective tense vs past perfect

past perfect vs perfective tense

perfective tense and past perfect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perfective tense Yes No No No
past perfect Yes No No No
As nouns, past perfect is a hyponym of perfective tense; that is, past perfect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perfective tense:
  • perfective 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
perfective 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
Difference between perfective tense and past perfect

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