past perfect in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for past perfect in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for past perfect in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.perfect ADJ [Brit ˈpəːfɪkt, Am ˈpərfɪkt]

1. perfect (flawless):

II.perfect N [Brit ˈpəːfɪkt, Am ˈpərfɪkt] LING

III.perfect VB trans [Brit pəˈfɛkt, Am pərˈfɛkt]

I.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] N

II.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADJ

III.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] PREP

IV.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADV

V.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst]

past perfect in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for past perfect in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.perfect1 [ˈpɜ:r·fɪkt] ADJ

II.perfect1 [ˈpɜ:r·fɪkt] N LING

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
You don't use the past perfect tense unless what you're saying is smart.
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The verb system is very intricate with the following tenses: present; subjunctive; simple past; past progressive; present perfect; and past perfect.
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It's quite probable that, for many students, the first time they hear about the present or past perfect (pluperfect), is in a foreign language class.
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An exception occurs when a completed action is reported in any of the past tenses (simple past, past progressive, present perfect or past perfect).
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The past perfect progressive relates to the past perfect as the present perfect progressive relates to the present perfect.
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It can be formed in the past perfect and future perfect, too, with the past and future forms of "van".
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It occurs both as a past perfect (pluperfect) and as a present perfect.
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