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present perfect tense vs perfect

perfect vs present perfect tense

present perfect tense and perfect both are nouns.

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

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
present perfect tense Yes No No No
perfect Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, perfect is a hypernym of present perfect tense; that is, perfect is a word with a broader meaning than present perfect tense:
  • present perfect tense: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present
  • perfect: a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Other hypernyms of present perfect tense include perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense.
present perfect tense (noun) perfect (noun)
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
present 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
present perfect tense (verb) perfect (verb)
make perfect or complete
Difference between present perfect tense and perfect

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