Before three o'clock I had already written the letter.
(Antes das três horas eu já tinha escrito a carta.)
I had written the letter when he came.
(Eu tinha escrito a carta quando ele veio.)
By the time I arrived, all the children had gone to bed.
(Todas as crianças tinham ido para a cama quando cheguei.)
Mr. Hall bought the car that he had seen before.
(O Sr. Hall comprou o carro que ele tinha visto antes.)
I had sent you an e-mail before you call me.
(Eu tinha enviado um e-mail antes de você me ligar.)
I had walked two miles by lunchtime.
(Eu tinha andado duas milhas por volta da hora do almoço.)
They had done their homework before they went out to play yesterday afternoon.
(Eles tinham feito sua lição de casa antes de saírem a jogar ontem à tarde.)
Bob had packed his suitcase before he called a taxi.
(Bob tinha arrumado sua mala antes de chamar um táxi.)
After she had cleaned the house, she watched TV.
(Ela assistiu TV depois de que tinha limpado a casa.)
We had seen the film before her.
(Nós tínhamos assistido o filme antes que ela.)