What does pluperfect tense mean?
Definitions for pluperfect tense
plu·per·fec·t tense
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Princeton's WordNet
past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tensenoun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
"`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
Wiktionary
pluperfect tensenoun
Tense of verb conjugated by adding had before the past participle of a verb.
Etymology: plus (more) + perfectus (perfect)
ChatGPT
pluperfect tense
The pluperfect tense, also known as the past perfect tense, is a verb tense used to describe an action that had already been completed before another action happened in the past. It is typically formed by using the past tense of the auxiliary verb "had", followed by the past participle of the main verb.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pluperfect tense in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pluperfect tense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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