perfect system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Latin, the three perfect tenses: perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect or past perfect, as contrasted with the present system: present, future, and imperfect. A verb in the perfect system indicates an action that has completed.

Word forms

perfect system
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