pluperfect tense Sentence Examples

  1. They had already left by the time I arrived at the station.
  2. She had been planning this trip for years before she finally took it.
  3. The dog had eaten the entire cake before anyone realized it.
  4. I had finished writing my essay before the deadline.
  5. She had been studying French for three years before she moved to Paris.
  6. The children had been playing in the yard all afternoon before dinner.
  7. The team had lost their last three games before they finally won.
  8. I had already read this book before my friend recommended it.
  9. She had been waiting for me for over an hour before I showed up.
  10. The movie had already started before we entered the theater.

pluperfect tense Meaning

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pluperfect tense (n)

a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

Synonyms & Antonyms of pluperfect tense

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a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

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They had already left by the time I arrived at the station.

She had been planning this trip for years before she finally took it.

The dog had eaten the entire cake before anyone realized it.

I had finished writing my essay before the deadline.