perfect infinitive

English

Noun

perfect infinitive (plural perfect infinitives)

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.
(to) have gone

Related terms

perfect tense

Translations

nonfinite word or phrase equivalent to an infinite expressed in the perfect aspect

French: infinitif passé (fr) m

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