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secondary tense

Noun

Meaning

(grammar) In Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.

(grammar) In Greek, the aorist, imperfect or pluperfect tense.

(grammar) In English, the analytic distinction distinction between perfect and non-perfect verb phrases.
Coordinate term: primary tense

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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