the past perfect
US /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
UK /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
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voltooid verleden tijd
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.
Tegen de tijd dat ik aankwam, hadden ze al gegeten.
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She had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that day.
Ze had zo'n mooie zonsondergang nog nooit eerder die dag gezien.