that he had

qu’il avait

→ that
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qu’il avait Introduit une proposition rapportée ou subordonnée ; « had » est généralement suivi du participe passé.
EN: She knew that he had forgotten his keys.
FR: Elle savait qu’il avait oublié ses clés.

Tom lost his cap, and he felt that he had to buy a new one.

Tom a perdu sa casquette et il a senti qu’il devait en acheter une nouvelle.

Fred went so far as to say that he had hated me.

Fred est même allé jusqu’à dire qu’il me détestait.

Tom told her that he had written that poem two years before.

Tom lui a dit qu’il avait écrit ce poème deux ans auparavant.

He denied that he had said such a thing.

Il a nié avoir tenu de tels propos.

They concluded that he had told a lie.

Ils ont conclu qu’il avait menti.

He confessed that he had fallen in love with me.

Il a avoué être tombé amoureux de moi.

It was here that he first realized that he had stopped loving her.

C’est ici qu’il s’est rendu compte pour la première fois qu’il ne l’aimait plus.

— Paris Je T'aime (2006)

He kept secret that he had bought his son a bicycle.

Il a gardé secret le fait qu’il avait acheté un vélo à son fils.

I could not but think that he had died.

Je ne pouvais m’empêcher de penser qu’il était mort.

He said that he had never heard of any such body.

Il a dit qu’il n’avait jamais entendu parler d’un organisme pareil.

He thought that he had lost his way.

Il pensait qu’il s’était perdu.

I noticed that he had stopped.

J’ai remarqué qu’il s’était arrêté.

I was surprised that he had failed.

J’ai été surpris qu’il ait échoué.

Who told Tom that he had to do that?

Qui a dit à Tom qu’il devait faire ça ?

That brought out the first signs of grief that he had shown.

Cela a fait apparaître les premiers signes de chagrin qu’il avait manifestés.

The treasures that he had stolen.

Les trésors qu’il avait volés.

— The Orphanage (2007)

He said that he had met her on the previous day.

Il a dit qu’il l’avait rencontrée la veille.

Tom told Mary that he had finished the work a few days ago.

Tom a dit à Mary qu’il avait terminé le travail quelques jours auparavant.

Tom told Mary that he had to leave early.

Tom a dit à Mary qu’il devait partir tôt.

She didn't understand that he had returned.

Elle n’a pas compris qu’il était revenu.

— War and Peace (1968)

Tom denied that he had stolen anything.

Tom a nié avoir volé quoi que ce soit.

That he had found her and was blackmailing her.

Qu'il l'avait retrouvée et qu'il la faisait chanter.

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

I have no doubt at all that he had left it there.

Je ne doute absolument pas qu’il l’avait laissé là.

Tom admitted that he had made a mistake on the invoice.

Tom a admis qu’il avait fait une erreur sur la facture.

He said that he had bought a used car.

Il a dit qu’il avait acheté une voiture d’occasion.

The news that he had got injured was a shock to her.

La nouvelle qu’il s’était blessé l’a bouleversée.

Tom told Mary that he had never really intended to do that.

Tom a dit à Mary qu’il n’avait jamais vraiment eu l’intention de faire ça.

Look at his pig face you'll know that he had lost.

À voir sa tête de cochon, tu comprendras qu’il a perdu.

— Ip Man (2008)

The boy was searching for the key that he had lost.

Le garçon cherchait la clé qu’il avait perdue.

Tom didn't tell his parents that he had gotten an F on the test.

Tom n’a pas dit à ses parents qu’il avait eu un zéro au contrôle.

He felt the most divine joy that he had experienced since his birth.

Il ressentit la joie la plus divine qu’il eût jamais éprouvée depuis sa naissance.

He felt the most heavenly joy that he had experienced since birth.

Il ressentit la joie la plus céleste qu’il eût jamais éprouvée depuis sa naissance.