perfect participle
perfect participle noun: a simple (one-word) participle, traditionally called the past participle, used together with an auxiliary verb to form a perfect tense, such as "eaten" in English or "gegangen" in German.
Noun
perfect participle (plural perfect participles)
- a simple (one-word) participle, traditionally called the past participle, used together with an auxiliary verb to form a perfect tense, such as "eaten" in English or "gegangen" in German
- a compound participle, e.g. "having eaten" in English or "ayant mangé" in French.
Forms of perfect participle
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Questions about perfect participle
- What does perfect participle mean?
- Perfect participle means a simple (one-word) participle, traditionally called the past participle, used together with an auxiliary verb to form a perfect tense, such as "eaten" in English or "gegangen" in German.
- What part of speech is perfect participle?
- Perfect participle is a noun.
- What is the plural of perfect participle?
- The plural of perfect participle is perfect participles.
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