past perfect

noun

Meaning

A tense which represents actions that occurred before other actions in the past; the past anterior tense.

Related words

pluperfect(English)past perfect tense(English)plusperfect(English)pluperfect tense(English)past perfect continuous(English)preterpluperfect(English)present perfect(English)preterite(English)

Sources

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