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pluperfect tense vs perfect

perfect vs pluperfect tense

pluperfect tense and perfect both are nouns.

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

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

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

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