Past perfect
Past perfect noun - A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past.
Usage example: `I had finished' is an example of the past perfect
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Synonyms for Past perfect
Perfective and past perfect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perfective" instead a noun phrase "Past perfect".
Perfective
Perfective noun - A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect).
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Synonyms for Perfective
Past perfect and perfective are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Past perfect" with "Perfective", this terms are similar.
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