PERFECT TENSE
(noun)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Perfect Tense.
Perfect Tense - as a noun
A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
perfect14perfective20perfective tenseHypernyms (Closely Related)
tense5Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"The perfect tense is commonly used in English to talk about actions that have been completed in the past."
"The perfect tense is formed using the auxiliary verb 'have' followed by the past participle of the main verb."
"The present perfect tense expresses actions that started in the past and continue into the present."
"The past perfect tense is used to show that one past event happened before another past event."
"The future perfect tense is used to express an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future."
