Past perfect tense (havde / var...)

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when (single past event)
da
When I arrived, he had already eaten.
Da jeg ankom, havde han allerede spist.
the thief
tyven
to flee
flygte
When the police arrived, the thief had fled.
Da politiet ankom, var tyven flygtet.
to discover
opdage
to lock
låse
The thief discovered that she had locked the door.
Tyven opdagede at hun havde låst døren.
We stayed at home because he had not locked the car.
Vi blev hjemme fordi han ikke havde låst bilen.
He had already discovered the mistake.
Han havde allerede opdaget fejlen.
to end
slutte
the news
nyheden
The game had ended when she heard the news.
Kampen var sluttet da hun hørte nyheden.
They had fled before the police arrived.
De var flygtet før politiet ankom.
to save
redde
the life
livet
The doctor had saved her life.
Lægen havde reddet hendes liv.
to think (ponder)
tænke
to think of, to think about
tænke på
She thought about the man because he had saved her life.
Hun tænkte på manden fordi han havde reddet hendes liv.
The old man thought that the party had ended early.
Den gamle mand troede at festen var sluttet tidligt.
The guest has arrived, but we had already eaten.
Gæsten er ankommet, men vi havde allerede spist.
He had washed himself before the party.
Han havde vasket sig før festen.
She had already heard the news.
Hun havde allerede hørt nyheden.
He had thought about the problem before the meeting.
Han havde tænkt på problemet før mødet.
I often think of my grandmother (mother's mother).
Jeg tænker ofte på min mormor.

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