Definition:
A compound tense used to describe a completed action that took place before a reference point in the past.
Formation: Imperfect auxiliary verb + past participle
Examples:
J'avais déjà mangé quand il est arrivé.
I had already eaten when he arrived.
Il était venu à Paris avant le début de la guerre.
He had come to Paris before the beginning of the war.
Also known as: Past perfect
Misspelling: Plusqueparfait
Related lessons: Pluperfect - Compound tenses - Verb timeline
Related terms: auxiliary verb - past participle - compound tense
Formation: Imperfect auxiliary verb + past participle
Examples:
J'avais déjà mangé quand il est arrivé.
I had already eaten when he arrived.
Il était venu à Paris avant le début de la guerre.
He had come to Paris before the beginning of the war.
Also known as: Past perfect
Misspelling: Plusqueparfait
Related lessons: Pluperfect - Compound tenses - Verb timeline
Related terms: auxiliary verb - past participle - compound tense
