pluperfect tense

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

動詞形

(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.

日本語の意味

過去のある時点以前に完了した動作や状態を表す、動詞の活用形（過去完了形または大過去）

英語の意味

(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.

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In his lecture, the professor explained how the pluperfect tense indicates an action that had already occurred before another past event.

講義で教授は、ある過去の出来事より前にすでに起こっていた動作を示す過去完了について説明した。

詳細

意味（1）

(grammar, of a verb) Tense of a verb used when referring to something that happened before a past setting or the imperfect; formed in English by adding had before the past participle of a verb, or by adding had been before the present participle of the verb.

pluperfect tenses （ plural ）