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past perfect

past perfect noun: a tense which describes actions that occurred before another action or event in the past; the pluperfect or the past anterior tense.

Noun

past perfect (uncountable)

  1. A tense which describes actions that occurred before another action or event in the past; the pluperfect or the past anterior tense.

past perfect meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Persian

past perfect in Tamil

இறந்தகால முற்று

past perfect in Malayalam

tense
പൂർണ്ണഭൂതകാലം pūṟṇṇabhūtakālaṁ

past perfect in Persian

tense
گذشته ی بعید gozashteye ba'id

Words formed from past perfect

Questions about past perfect

What does past perfect mean?
Past perfect means a tense which describes actions that occurred before another action or event in the past; the pluperfect or the past anterior tense.
What is past perfect in Tamil?
Past perfect in Tamil is இறந்தகால முற்று. See Past perfect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is past perfect?
Past perfect is a noun.

Words near past perfect in the dictionary

  1. past paper
  2. past papers
  3. past participial
  4. past participle
  5. past participles
  6. past perfect
  7. past perfect continuous
  8. past perfect progressive
  9. past progressive
  10. past redemption
  11. past simple

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