Past Perfect Definition
noun
A tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past; pluperfect.
Webster's New World
A verb form in this tense (Ex.: had gone)
Webster's New World
A tense which represents actions that occurred before other actions in the past; the pluperfect tense.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- pluperfect-tense
- pluperfect
- past perfect tense
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