What is the difference between the perfect tense and pluperfect tense?

The perfect tense indicates that an action was/is/will be completed before some other action. The pluperfect indicates that the action was completed before some other action in the .

The pluperfect (sometimes called the past perfect) is a perfect verb tense form describing an action completed before some other past action.

Examples:Pluperfect/Past Perfect We had washed the dishes before Mother came home.

Perfect We have washed the dishes.

Perfect We will have washed the dishes before Mother gets home.