perfect tense
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time,…A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.
» I've never known how to use the perfect tense.
Ich habe noch nie gewusst, wie das Perfekt verwendet wird.
Meaning
2 sensesA verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.
соверше́нное вре́мяsoveršénnoje vrémja, перфе́ктperfékt
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.
Often, specifically, the present perfect tense as distinguished from the past perfect and future perfect tenses.
Examples
2 sentencesI've never known how to use the perfect tense.
deIch habe noch nie gewusst, wie das Perfekt verwendet wird. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The future perfect tense can be difficult to conjugate in some languages.
ruСпряжение будущего совершенного времени в некоторых языках может быть затруднительным. — Kar1na
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: perfect tenses| Singular | perfect tense |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect):perfectiveperfective tenseperfect