the past perfect
US /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
UK /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
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과거 완료
a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past
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By the time I arrived, they had already eaten.
내가 도착했을 때, 그들은 이미 먹었었다.
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She had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that day.
그날 전까지 그녀는 그렇게 아름다운 일몰을 본 적이 없었다.