- Le plus-que-parfait = had + participe passé :
"I had never met him before the party."
- Il s'emploie au discours indirect (pour remplacer le prétérit et le present perfect du discours direct) :
"I told him I had never seen this film before." - Il s'emploie dans un contexte passé pour indiquer qu'une action est antérieure à une autre :
"They went to bed once everyone had left."
- Il s'emploie pour exprimer un regret après "wish" :
"Now that she has failed all her exams, she wishes she had worked harder."
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Le plus-que-parfait (past perfect)
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Le plus-que-parfait (past perfect)