pluperfect
noun/ˌpluːˈpɜːfɪkt/
/ˌpluːˈpɜːrfɪkt/
(also past perfect, the past perfect tense)
[singular] (grammar)- the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participleTopics Languagec2Word Originlate 15th cent.: from modern Latin plusperfectum, from Latin (tempus praeteritum) plus quam perfectum ‘(past tense) more than perfect’.
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