Assertion: auxiliary verb's form | /r/Synonym | pluperfect subjunctive
Facets:
value: in english
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In English this backshifted form is called the pluperfect subjunctive, and unless it is expressed in inverted form it is identical in form to the pluperfect indicative; it is called subjunctive because of the change in implied time of action.