Perfect Tense

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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verb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itself

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: perfect
plural: Perfect Tenses
possessive: Perfect Tense's
pluralpossessive: Perfect Tenses'

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