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pluperfect tense

/pluːˈpɜːrfɪkt tɛns/

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/pluːˈpɜːrfɪkt tɛns/C1formal
  • ruГрамматическое время, используемое для описания действия, которое было завершено до другого действия в прошлом или до определённого момента в прошлом, часто образуется с помощью 'had' и причастия прошедшего времени.

A grammatical tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action or point in time, often formed with 'had' plus a past participle.

  1. Past perfect tenseB2formal

    A grammatical tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.

    ruПрошедшее совершенное время

    • She had already left when I arrived.
    • They had finished their homework before dinner.
    • He had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that day.