Sorted by: 1. The past perfect indicates that an action started in the past and ended in the past before the more recent present. If you use past perfect on its own without specifying a more recent situation it can often imply a contrast to the past event. Yesterday we had gone to (the) mall. But today we will do something else.Here's another example: "by the time, * completed *" This one works. You should be able to find examples with this search, and then you can observe past perfect in context. Use asterisks * to fill in where anything else would go. Sometimes, it's easier to learn by observing how it's done first, and then trying it later.
1 By the time I got there he'd gone. 2 By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious. 3 By the time I got home, I was shattered. 4 The garden will be overgrown with weeds by the time we get back. 5 By the time the fourth course was served, I was stuffed to the gills. 6 He was huffing and puffing by the time he got to the top.
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