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Plusquamperfekt - grammatical tense to denote an action completed prior to a past point in time.

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How to say 'by' as in 'by the time'

I had left the cafe by the time you left your house. Two times perfect conveys the same time: Ich habe das Cafe zu der/jener Zeit verlassen als/zu der du dein Haus verlassen hast. Plusquamperfect sh …
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Unusual word order: Passive mit Modalverben im Plusquamperfekt

This is a special word order rule that kicks in when you have an Ersatzinfinitiv and dependent clause word order. The conjugated form of haben leads the row of infinitives then. This is mandatory for …
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