compound pluperfect

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The Pluperfect Tense in Brazilian Portuguese In Brazilian Portuguese, the pluperfect tense directly corresponds to the English structure "had done" or...

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Had you already finished the report when the boss arrived?

Você já tinha terminado o relatório quando o chefe chegou?

No, I had only written the introduction.

Não, eu só tinha escrito a introdução.

Maria told me that she had lost her passport at the airport.

A Maria me contou que tinha perdido o passaporte no aeroporto.

What a nightmare, I thought she had left it at the hotel.

Que pesadelo, achei que ela tinha deixado no hotel.

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