Use the word pluperfect referring to the verb tense

[Tamara]

Hi

You сan also play with different tenses (perfect, future perfect, pluperfect and so on).

Do you (ESOL teachers, I mean) use the word pluperfect referring to the verb tense?
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[Yankee]

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I just call it the past perfect. If I called it pluperfect, my students wouldn't be able to find it in their grammar books. 8)
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[Tamara]

Hi Amy,

Thanks for your response.

Tamara

P.S. They could easily find it in Wikipedia :) (let's hope, their learning process is not limited by only reading grammar books :) ;))

...But, to be honest, today was the first time when I myself met such use of the word.
While doing my homework (and reading correspondent materials) on Persuasive language :)
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