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secondary tense

secondary tense noun: in Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.

Noun

secondary tense (plural secondary tenses)

  1. In Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
  2. In Greek, the aorist, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
  3. In English, the analytic distinction between perfect and non-perfect verb phrases.

Forms of secondary tense

pluralsecondary tenses

Questions about secondary tense

What does secondary tense mean?
Secondary tense means in Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
What part of speech is secondary tense?
Secondary tense is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary tense?
The plural of secondary tense is secondary tenses.

Words near secondary tense in the dictionary

  1. secondary structures
  2. secondary suite
  3. secondary suites
  4. secondary tech
  5. secondary technical school
  6. secondary tense
  7. secondary tenses
  8. secondary valence
  9. secondary valences
  10. secondary vaping
  11. secondary victimisation

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