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per·fec·t tense

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tensenoun

    a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

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  1. perfect tensenoun

    A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or will be completed in the future.

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  1. perfect tense

    Perfect tense is a category of verb tense used to describe actions that have been completed or perfected either in the past, present or future. It is formed using a form of the auxiliary verb "to have" and the past participle of the main verb. The perfect tense can be classified into three types: past perfect, present perfect, and future perfect.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of perfect tense in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of perfect tense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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  • The translation of "perfect tense" to Czech is "předpřítomný čas."Czech
  • نقلیPersian
  • perfektimuotoFinnish
  • The translation of "perfect tense" to Hungarian is "befejezett igeidő".Hungarian
  • կատարյալArmenian
  • andre futurum, perfektumNorwegian
  • The phrase "perfect tense" is translated into Russian as "совершенный вид."Russian

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