What is the perfect tense
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
3/08/16
Bonjour Lyn,
There isn't one perfect tense - "perfect" describes several tenses: present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, etc.
Grammatically, it means "complete" in contrast to the imperfect which is incomplete.
There isn't one perfect tense - "perfect" describes several tenses: present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, etc.
Grammatically, it means "complete" in contrast to the imperfect which is incomplete.
Kim
Kwiziq community member
22/12/17
The past perfect is sometimes referred to as the perfect tense, I think in contrast to another past tense known as imparfait, imperfect. The past perfect is also known as le passé composé.
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lyn
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2 August 2016
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What is the perfect tense
This relates to:
Conjugate venir, tenir and derivatives in Le Présent (present tense) -