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past perfect

tense that combines past tense with perfect aspect
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Summary

past perfect is a tense[1]. It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: pluperfect[3], perfect tense[4], past perfect[5]
  • Facet of: English verb[6]
  • Different from: pluperfect[7]
  • P14892: PastPerfectTense[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Isocat id → 1348
    Sitelink count → 1
    Wikipedia languages → ['tr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 1348, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7327032|past perfect (#7327032)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 25d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → pluperfect
    Wikidata description → tense that combines past tense with perfect aspect
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11b6c97npn
    Imported from → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14892: PastPerfectTense"
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