Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

past perfect tense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: past per-fec-t tense
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

Example Sentences

"‘I had finished’ is an example of the past perfect"

Synonyms

past perfect pluperfect pluperfect tense

Questions

What does past perfect tense mean?: a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

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