Perfect auxiliary

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe auxiliary verb that is combined with a past participle to form a compound perfect tense: in English, the verb have; in French, German, and Danish either the equivalent of have or the equivalent of be, depending on the verb.

Synonyms

auxiliary auxiliary verb modal auxiliary conditional perfect helping verb secondary tense semiauxiliary third conditional copula lexical verb adjunctive complement

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