perfect infinitive
perfect infinitive · perfect infinitives
In English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have"…In English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have" (with or without a preceding "to") plus the past participle; a comparable phrase or word in other languages.
Meaning
1 sensesIn English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have" (with or without a preceding "to") plus the past participle; a comparable phrase or word in other languages.
The perfect infinitive of "go" is "(to) have gone".
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: perfect infinitives| Singular | perfect infinitive |
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regular
Word family
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