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Definition

Definition in EnglishMarks an action as completed by the reference time, including a reference time in the past.

Definition in FrenchIndique qu'une action était terminée à un moment donné, y compris dans le passé.

Example sentences

• Quand je me suis levé, ma sœur avait déjà mangé.🔊

  When I got up, my sister had already eaten.

• J'avais déjà fait la vaisselle quand elle s'est levée.🔊

  I had already washed the dishes when she got up.

Learn it in a lesson

• Putting past events in order in French

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