Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfect tense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
per-fec-t tense
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Inflected Forms

perfect tenses (plural)

Phrases

future perfect present perfect imperfect tense perfect system

Frequently Paired Words

pluperfect future perfect present perfect imperfect tense perfect system

Synonyms

perfective perfective tense perfect

Questions

What does perfect tense mean?
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.

How to pronounce perfect tense

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