The past perfect tense (had / hadden)

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earlier
eerder
I was very happy, because I had already seen the movie earlier.
Ik was heel blij, want ik had de film al eerder gezien.
to realize
beseffen
Now I realize that they had discovered the mistake earlier.
Nu besef ik dat zij de fout eerder hadden ontdekt.
apparently
blijkbaar
only / not until (of time)
pas
Apparently, he had only repaired the car on Monday.
Blijkbaar had hij de auto pas op maandag gerepareerd.
We were afraid, because we had only heard the news late.
We waren bang, want we hadden het nieuws pas laat gehoord.
unfortunately
helaas
to ignore
negeren
Unfortunately we realize now that we had ignored the advice.
Helaas beseffen we nu dat we het advies hadden genegeerd.
the regret
de spijt
He had not done the homework and now he has a lot of regret.
Hij had het huiswerk niet gemaakt en nu heeft hij veel spijt.
Although she had sold the bicycle, she had a lot of regret afterwards.
Hoewel ze de fiets had verkocht, had ze daarna veel spijt.
to ruin
verpesten
Why had you completely ruined the dinner?
Waarom hadden jullie het diner helemaal verpest?
It was a pity, because the bad weather had ruined the vacation.
Het was jammer, want het slechte weer had de vakantie verpest.
The man was very angry, because the boss had ignored the idea.
De man was heel boos, omdat de baas het idee had genegeerd.
otherwise / differently
anders
Fortunately I had prepared the conversation differently.
Gelukkig had ik het gesprek anders voorbereid.
Had they divided the task completely differently?
Hadden zij de taak helemaal anders verdeeld?
to pay attention
opletten
It was my mistake, because I had not paid close attention.
Het was mijn fout, want ik had niet goed opgelet.
Was the boy sad, because he had not paid attention?
Was de jongen verdrietig, omdat hij niet had opgelet?
When had the children secretly eaten the cake?
Wanneer hadden de kinderen de taart stiekem gegeten?
Unfortunately, he had ruined the chance.
Helaas had hij de kans verpest.
Apparently, they had ignored the message.
Blijkbaar hadden ze het bericht genegeerd.
to regret
spijt hebben van
I regret that mistake.
Ik heb spijt van die fout.
She regretted her decision.
Zij had spijt van haar besluit.

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