pluperfectpluˈpɜr fɪkt
pluperfect (n)
- plural
- pluperfects
English Definitions:
past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense (adj)
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
"`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
pluperfect (adj)
more than perfect
"he spoke with pluperfect precision"
pluperfect (Noun)
The pluperfect tense
pluperfect (Noun)
A verb in this tense
pluperfect (Adjective)
More than perfect
pluperfect (Adjective)
Pertaining to action completed before or at the same time as another
Pluperfect
The pluperfect is a type of verb form, traditionally treated as one of the tenses of certain languages, used in referring to something that occurred earlier than the time being considered, when the time being considered is already in the past. The meaning of the pluperfect is equivalent to that of English verb forms such as " had arrived" or " had written". The word derives from the Latin plus quam perfectum, "more than perfect" – the Latin perfect refers to something that occurred in the past, while the pluperfect refers to something that occurred "more" in the past than the perfect. In English grammar, the equivalent of the pluperfect is now often called the past perfect, since it combines past tense with perfect aspect. English also has a past perfect progressive form: "had been writing".
Pluperfect
The pluperfect (shortening of plusquamperfect), usually called past perfect in English, is a type of verb form, generally treated as a grammatical tense in certain languages, relating to an action that occurred prior to an aforementioned time in the past. Examples in English are: "we had arrived"; "they had written". The word derives from the Latin plus quam perfectum, "more than perfect". The word "perfect" in this sense means "completed"; it contrasts with the "imperfect", which denotes uncompleted actions or states. 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".
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