past perfect in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for past perfect in the English»French Dictionary

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

II.perfect ADJ [Brit ˈpəːfɪkt, Am ˈpərfɪkt]

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

I.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] N For a full set of translations for past used in clocktime consult the usage note .

1. past (gen):

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]

See also care

I.care [Brit kɛː, Am kɛr] N

1. care (attention):

have a care! Brit give a care! Am

2. care (looking after):

soins mpl

1. care (feel concerned):

+ subj as if I/he cared!
I/he couldn't care less! Brit, I/he could care less! Am

past perfect in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for past perfect in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for past perfect in the English»French Dictionary

II.perfect1 [ˈpɜr·fɪkt] N LING

perfect2 [pɜr·ˈfekt] VB trans

British English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
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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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 occurs both as a past perfect (pluperfect) and as a present 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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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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It can be formed in the past perfect and future perfect, too, with the past and future forms of "van".
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You don't use the past perfect tense unless what you're saying is smart.
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