What does past perfect tense mean?
Definitions for past perfect tense
past 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"
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of past perfect tense in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of past perfect tense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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