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havia começado

had started

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phrase Rare #29,742
had started Past perfect form of começar. Often used to describe something that had already begun before another past event.
PO: Quando cheguei, a reunião já havia começado.
EN: When I arrived, the meeting had already started.

O trabalho havia começado, mas a especiaria foi descoberta.

The work had begun, but the spice was discovered.

— Duna (2021)

Perguntei ao Tom quando ele havia começado a estudar francês.

I asked Tom when he had started studying French.

Quando chegamos a palestra já havia começado.

When we arrived, the lecture had already started.

A História ainda não havia começado.

History had not yet begun.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Ele estava no segundo ano e havia começado aqui cheio de esperança.

He was in his second year and had started here full of hope.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Seu pai havia começado.

Your father had started.

— Gangues de Wasseypur - Parte 1 (2012)

Eu perguntei ao Tom quando ele havia começado a estudar francês.

I asked Tom when he had started studying French.

Tudo terminou tão repentinamente como havia começado.

Everything ended as suddenly as it had begun.