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Definitions of parfait

noun
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

synonyms: imparfait, passé

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passé composé
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present

passé antérieur, plus-que-parfait
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

futur antérieur
a perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future

type of:
temps
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
noun
a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present

synonyms: passé composé

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type of:
imparfait, passé
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

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