perfect infinitive

English

Noun

perfect infinitive (plural perfect infinitives)

1. 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