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perfect auxiliaries

perfect auxiliaries is the plural of perfect auxiliary.

Meaning of perfect auxiliary

Noun

perfect auxiliary (plural perfect auxiliaries)

  1. The auxiliary verb that is combined with a past participle to form a compound perfect tense: in English, the verb have; in French, German, and Danish either the equivalent of have or the equivalent of be, depending on the verb.

Questions about perfect auxiliaries

What is perfect auxiliaries the plural of?
Perfect auxiliaries is the plural of perfect auxiliary.

Words near perfect auxiliaries in the dictionary

  1. perfeck
  2. perfect
  3. perfect all-kill
  4. perfect all-kills
  5. perfect authentic cadence
  6. perfect auxiliaries
  7. perfect auxiliary
  8. perfect binding
  9. perfect bindings
  10. perfect cadence
  11. perfect cadences

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