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perfect auxiliary

perfect auxiliary noun: 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.

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.

Forms of perfect auxiliary

pluralperfect auxiliaries

Questions about perfect auxiliary

What does perfect auxiliary mean?
Perfect auxiliary means 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.
What part of speech is perfect auxiliary?
Perfect auxiliary is a noun.
What is the plural of perfect auxiliary?
The plural of perfect auxiliary is perfect auxiliaries.

Words near perfect auxiliary in the dictionary

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

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