"perfect infinitive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perfect infinitives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} perfect infinitive (plural perfect infinitives)
  1. In English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have" (with or without a preceding "to") plus the past participle; a comparable phrase or word in other languages. Categories (topical): Systems Related terms: perfect tense Translations (nonfinite word or phrase equivalent to an infinite expressed in the perfect aspect): infinitif passé [masculine] (French)

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