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Past perfect





                                            had + (past participle)






                      We use the past perfect simple to talk about an action

                           that happened before a specific time in the past







               After                                 past perfect                          past simple


               As soon as





               After they had arrived the station, the train left.




               Before                                past simple                        past perfect


               By the time

               When




               Before the train left, they had arrived the station.




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