"secondary tense" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: secondary tenses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} secondary tense (plural secondary tenses)
  1. (grammar) In Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-secondary_tense-en-noun-42maGq~5 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) In Greek, the aorist, imperfect or pluperfect tense. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-secondary_tense-en-noun-GikAPwu1 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (grammar) In English, the analytic distinction distinction between perfect and non-perfect verb phrases. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (Translations): sivutempus (Finnish), temps secondaire [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-secondary_tense-en-noun-2aUQOV7t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 19 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 20 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 17 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 22 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 21 67 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 14 17 69

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