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PAST PERFECT TENSE

\pˈast pˈɜːfɛkt tˈɛns], \pˈast pˈɜːfɛkt tˈɛns], \p_ˈa_s_t p_ˈɜː_f_ɛ_k_t t_ˈɛ_n_s]\

Definitions of PAST PERFECT TENSE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database

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a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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