perfect participle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of perfect participle
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Provided, as cited above, resembles not the verb, but the perfect participle.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
An irregular verb is a verb that does not form the preterit and the perfect participle by assuming d or ed.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
Seen is improper, the perfect participle being used instead of the imperfect tense of the verb.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
The perfect participle denotes action or being, finished.
From Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words by Summerfield, John
The perfect participle denotes action or being perfected or finished.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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