the pluperfect
/ˌpluːˈpɜːfɪkt/ noun (also the past perfect)Definition
› the form of the verb that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened. In English, the pluperfect is made with 'had' and a past participle.
(Definition of the pluperfect noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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