pluperfect
/pluˈpɜrfɪkt/
adjective
- Relating to or denoting the pluperfect tense.
- The teacher explained the pluperfect tense with a timeline.
- She used a pluperfect construction to show the order of events.
- The pluperfect form of 'go' is 'had gone'.
- More than perfect; extremely or excessively perfect.
- The garden was pluperfect, with every flower in bloom.
- He had a pluperfect plan that left no room for error.
- Her pluperfect manners impressed everyone at the dinner.
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noun
- A verb tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action; also called the past perfect tense.
- The pluperfect is formed with 'had' plus a past participle.
- In the sentence 'She had already eaten,' 'had eaten' is in the pluperfect.
- Learning the pluperfect helps you talk about events that happened before other past events.
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