- Pluperfect - Wikipedia
In English grammar, the pluperfect (e g "had written") is now usually called the past perfect, since it combines past tense with perfect aspect (The same term is sometimes used in relation to the grammar of other languages ) English also has a past perfect progressive (or past perfect continuous) form: "had been writing"
- PLUPERFECT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PLUPERFECT is past perfect
- PLUPERFECT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PLUPERFECT meaning: 1 in or relating to the pluperfect: 2 the grammatical tense used to describe an action that had… Learn more
- pluperfect - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
pluperfect (comparative more pluperfect, superlative most pluperfect) More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal (grammar) Pertaining to action completed before another action or event in the past, past perfect
- Pluperfect - definition of pluperfect by The Free Dictionary
1 Of or being a verb tense used to express action completed before a specified or implied past time 2 More than perfect; supremely accomplished; ideal: "He has won a reputation as [a] pluperfect bureaucrat" (New York Times)
- pluperfect noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of pluperfect noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- PLUPERFECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
In grammar, the pluperfect is the tense used to talk about things that happened before a specific time It uses 'had' and the past participle of the verb, as in 'She had seen him before'
- pluperfect, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
Factsheet What does the word pluperfect mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pluperfect, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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