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past perfect

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
past perfect

▶adjective & noun another term for pluperfect.

'past perfect' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "past perfect" in the title:

'before' with 'simple past' vs 'past perfect'
(Past Perfect)When...... I had thought
"Just Now": with perfect and simple past.
"lately" or "recently" in past perfect sentences
"past-past perfect"
"Subjunctive" past perfect
a blend of past perfect and past tense
a past perfect question
A question of the past perfect - The window had gone, …
about past perfect
Adverbials with Past Perfect
After "It turned out" past indefinite of perfect?
After he got through .., he < gained / has gained > (Simple past + Perfect)
Another question about past perfect
Are Past progressive and Past perfect progressive tenses OK too?
as he grew (Past Tense or Present Perfect?)
Because + simple past or past perfect?
before/prior to + past perfect
by + past perfect
can I change the past perfect tense to simple past?
Can we mix the present perfect and the simple past?
continuance to yesterday's thread past perfect :
could in a past perfect sentence
difference between simple past and present perfect tense
Different Between : Omitting If Type 3 and Past Perfect
Do I have to use past perfect here?
early today - with present perfect or past simple?
forget + past perfect
future perfect (present perfect) in the past
Future Perfect + Past Simple [Modal Will + Perfect Infinitive]
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