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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Perfective tense and past perfect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perfective tense" instead a noun phrase "Past perfect".
Perfective tense
Perfective tense 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 tense
Past perfect and perfective tense are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Past perfect" with "Perfective tense", this phrases are similar.
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