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Plus-que-parfait – Past Perfect
The past perfect tense expresses about an action that took place before another past action.
FORMATION:
It is formed with the auxiliary “avoir” or “être” at “imparfait” followed by the past participle of the verb.
Subject + avoir/être(imparfait) + past participle
| Donner | To give | Aller | To go |
| J’avais donné | I had given | J’étais allé | I was gone |
| Tu avais donné | You had given | Tu étais allé | You were gone |
| Il avait donné Elle avait donné |
He had given She had given |
Il était allé Elle était allée |
He was gone She was gone |
| Nous avions donné | We had given | Nous étions allés | We were gone |
| Vous aviez donné | You had given | Vous étiez allés | You were gone |
| Ils avaient donné Elles avaient donné |
They had given | Ils étaient allés Ells étaient allées |
They were gone |