had died
Desde que ela soube que ele tinha morrido, minha mãe ficou doente.
My mother has been ill ever since she found out he had died.
— Desejo e Perigo (2007)
Não disse que ela tinha morrido há muito tempo?
Didn't you say she had died a long time ago?
— A Maldição da Flor Dourada (2006)
Se eu soubesse que ia lhe dar esse prejuízo, Major, eu tinha morrido mesmo.
If I had known it would cause you this much trouble, Major, I would have died myself.
— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)
Tom se pôs a chorar quando eu lhe disse que o cachorro dele tinha morrido.
Tom started crying when I told him that his dog had died.
Combinei com sua mãe que te dissesse que eu tinha morrido.
I arranged with your mother that I would tell you that I had died.
— Amores Brutos (2000)
Achei que Tom tinha morrido.
I thought Tom had died.