had died

He thought she really had died.

Il pensait qu'elle était vraiment morte.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Marnie's parents had died, leaving no one to look after her.

Les parents de Marnie étaient morts, la laissant sans personne pour s’occuper d’elle.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

She told him that her father had died.

Elle lui a annoncé que son père était décédé.

So everyone had died?

Tout le monde était donc mort ?

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

But get this, all the fish had died!

Mais tenez-vous bien, tous les poissons étaient morts !

— The Needle (1989)

We thought he had died, I swear.

Nous pensions qu'il était mort, je le jure.

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

I thought he had died.

Je croyais qu’il était mort.

The wind had died down.

Le vent était tombé.

She lived alone after her husband had died.

Elle vivait seule après la mort de son mari.

It may sound heartless to say so, but I rather wish he had died first.

Cela peut paraître cruel, mais j'aurais préféré qu'il meure avant.

— Tokyo Story (1953)