Mais-que-perfeito

She had left before I arrived.

Ela tinha saído antes de eu chegar.

By the time we arrived, the movie had already started.

Quando chegamos, o filme já tinha começado.

I had never seen such a beautiful sunset before that day.

Eu nunca tinha visto um pôr do sol tão bonito antes daquele dia.

She had finished the report before the deadline.

Ela tinha terminado o relatório antes do prazo.

Had they known the truth, they would have acted differently.

Se tivessem sabido a verdade, teriam agido diferente.

The rain had stopped by the time we left.

A chuva tinha parado quando saímos.