perfect participle

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Origin of perfect participle

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby perfect participle

perfectly, perfect number, perfecto, perfector, perfector press, perfect participle, perfect pitch, perfect progressive, perfect rhyme, perfect square, perfect stage

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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 Buhlig
The perfect participle with habeo emphasizes the continuance of the effect produced.
Cato Maior de Senectute|Marcus Tullius Cicero
He never uses gotten as the perfect participle of get; he always uses plain got.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

Here 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

perfect participle

noun

another name for past participle

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