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- noun A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or will be completed in the future.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
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