Perfect tense and Perfective

Perfect tense

Perfect 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 Perfect tense

Perfective is a synonym for perfect tense. In some cases you can use "Perfective" instead a noun phrase "Perfect tense".

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

Perfect tense is a synonym for perfective. You can use "Perfect tense" instead a noun "Perfective".

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