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perfect tense

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perfect tense
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or will be completed in the future.

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  • Perfect tense — Perfect Per fect, a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see {Per }) + facere to make, do. See {Fact}.] 1. Brought to consummation or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Present perfect tense — The present perfect tense is a perfect tense used to express action that has been completed with respect to the present. (The word perfect in its name refers to the idea of completion of being now finished rather than to perfection in the sense… …   Wikipedia

  • Future perfect tense — The future perfect tense is used to describe an event that has not yet happened but which is expected or planned to happen before another stated occurrence. Formation of the future perfect in English In English, this tense is formed as… …   Wikipedia

  • Prophetic perfect tense — The prophetic perfect tense is a verb tense that some claim is used by the prophets in the Hebrew Bible. This literary technique refers to future events in the past tense. Many scholars contest the existence of this tense, claiming that all of… …   Wikipedia

  • Future Perfect tense — Общая лексика: совершенная форма будущего времени …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • Past Perfect tense — Общая лексика: предпрошедшее время, совершенная форма прошедшего времени …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • Present Perfect tense — Общая лексика: совершенная форма настоящего времени …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • perfect — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English parfit, from Anglo French, from Latin perfectus, from past participle of perficere to carry out, perfect, from per thoroughly + facere to make, do more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. being entirely without… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Perfect — Per fect, a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit, parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see {Per }) + facere to make, do. See {Fact}.] 1. Brought to consummation or completeness;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Perfect — Per fect, n. The perfect tense, or a form in that tense. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English