"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
    Sense id: en-secondary_tense-en-noun-2aUQOV7t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 29 45 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): sivutempus (Finnish), temps secondaire [masculine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 33 33 35

Inflected forms

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