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past perfect

noun

, Grammar.

past perfect

adjective

  1. denoting a tense of verbs used in relating past events where the action had already occurred at the time of the action of a main verb that is itself in a past tense. In English this is a compound tense formed with had plus the past participle

noun

    1. the past perfect tense
    2. a verb in this tense

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Word History and Origins

Origin of past perfect1

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

She is just past-perfect as a chaperone and she said that she thought a party of four girls would be ideal.

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