bunnyy01

[zinc raven]

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They all are compound tenses. They use another tense to conjugate an auxiliary , and describe an event prior to that tense.

You probably know one compound tense already which is passé composé.
Passé composé uses an auxiliary in the present tense + past participle of your verb. Being based on present, it describes an event prior to the present (so past event)

Plus que parfait uses an auxiliary in imperfect tense, describing an event prior to a past event. Futur antérieur uses an auxiliary in futur simple tense, describing an event prior to a future event

English does the same with "I ate" vs "I had eaten" or "I will eat" vs "I will have eaten"