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past perfect

past per·fect


noun 
Definition:
 
verb tense with "had": a verb tense formed with "had" that expresses an action completed at a more distant time in the past, that is, a time previous to the past time specified or implied elsewhere in the passage. In the sentence "She had thought seriously about the implications of what she was doing," the verb "think" is in the past perfect tense.


past per·fect adjective
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