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pluperfect tense

/pluːˈpɜːrfɪkt tɛns/

Traducción: Tiempo gramatical que expresa una acción ya completada antes de otra acción pasada o antes de un momento determinado del pasado; en inglés se forma con 'had' y el participio pasado.

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/pluːˈpɜːrfɪkt tɛns/C1formal
  • esTiempo gramatical que expresa una acción ya completada antes de otra acción pasada o antes de un momento determinado del pasado; en inglés se forma con 'had' y el participio pasado.

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.

    espretérito pluscuamperfecto

    • 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.