WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.wordnet-online.com

Definitions from WordNet

Definitions from the Web

Perfect Participle

A perfect participle is a verb form that combines the attributes of both a verb and an adjective. In English, it is formed by using the past participle form of a verb together with the auxiliary verb "having." It is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action or at a specific time in the past.

Senses

Sense 1:

As a grammar term, the perfect participle refers to a verb form that represents a completed action before another action in the past.

Example: Having finished her homework, she went out to play.

Sense 2:

As a linguistic term, the perfect participle refers to a form of a verb used in certain languages, such as Latin, to denote completed action.

Example: In Latin, "amatus" is the perfect participle of the verb "amare," meaning "to love."

Usages

Usage 1: Grammar

The perfect participle is commonly used in complex sentences to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.

Example: Having been trained extensively, the athlete performed exceptionally well in the competition.

Usage 2: Linguistics

In linguistic analysis, the perfect participle is studied to understand its role and formation in different languages.

Example: The perfect participle in Old English had a distinct inflectional ending.

Related Products

• Verb Forms on Amazon
• Grammar Books on Amazon
• Linguistics Books on Amazon