perfect participle
Origin of perfect participle
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How to use perfect participle in a sentence
The imperfect tense and the perfect participle of the verb to plead are both pleaded and not plead.
The Verbalist | Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)Some verbs, though irregularly formed, have the past tense and perfect participle alike.
Business English | Rose BuhligThe perfect participle with habeo emphasizes the continuance of the effect produced.
Cato Maior de Senectute | Marcus Tullius CiceroHe never uses gotten as the perfect participle of get; he always uses plain got.
The American Language | Henry L. MenckenHere the rule in correct English is followed faithfully, though the perfect participle employed is not the English participle.
The American Language | Henry L. Mencken
British Dictionary definitions for perfect participle
another name for past participle
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