the past perfect

US /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
UK /ðə pæst ˈpɝː.fɪkt/
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прошедшее совершенное время

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.
К тому времени, как я приехал, они уже поели.
She had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that day.
Она никогда не видела такого красивого заката до того дня.