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já havia

had already

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phrase Uncommon #11,063
had already Used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
PO: Quando cheguei, eles já haviam saído.
EN: When I arrived, they had already left.

Ao chegar à estação, descobri que o trem já havia partido.

When I arrived at the station, I discovered that the train had already left.

Eu pensei que você já havia terminado isso.

I thought you had already finished this.

Nós havíamos combinado de nos encontrar às três, mas ela já havia saído.

We had arranged to meet at three, but she had already left.

A chuva já havia parado quando saímos do cinema.

The rain had already stopped when we left the movie theater.

Já havia contado a todos sobre seu passado.

He had already told everyone about his past.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Quando eu tinha sua idade, eu já havia atendido diversos homens.

When I was your age, I had already served many men.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

O trem já havia partido quando eu cheguei na estação.

The train had already left when I arrived at the station.

Você já havia provado uma sopa tão boa como esta?

Have you ever tasted a soup as good as this one?

Ele já havia terminado o trabalho quando eu cheguei.

He had already finished the work when I arrived.

Tom não sabia que Maria já havia comprado pão.

Tom didn’t know that Maria had already bought bread.

Quando cheguei na estação, o trem já havia partido.

When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.

Ele me contou que já havia sido um homem rico.

He told me that he used to be a rich man.

Eu já havia lido esse livro duas vezes.

I had already read this book twice.

Lapshin já havia apanhado Solovyov uma vez.

Lapshin had already caught Solovyov once.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Até já havia escolhido o caixão e deixado tudo pago!

I had even already chosen the coffin and paid for everything!

— Volver (2006)

O fogo já havia se apagado quando os bombeiros chegaram.

The fire had already gone out when the firefighters arrived.

Ao meio-dia já havia saído.

By noon, I had already left.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Ela já havia planejado seu funeral muitos anos antes.

She had planned her funeral many years in advance.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Eu sabia que o Tom já havia terminado de fazer isso.

I knew Tom had already finished doing that.

Eu já havia saído, quando eles chegaram.

I had already left when they arrived.

A polícia já havia cercado o prédio quando os reforços chegaram.

The police had already surrounded the building when reinforcements arrived.

Ele já havia sido um agente comercial.

He had already been a sales agent.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Pensei que você já havia terminado isso.

I thought you had already finished this.

O cão já havia morrido.

The dog had already died.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)