had been
Este livro havia sido escrito por alguém famoso.
This book had been written by someone famous.
Tom disse a todo mundo que havia sido abduzido por alienígenas.
Tom told everyone that he had been abducted by aliens.
Eu sabia que meu carro havia sido roubado.
I knew my car had been stolen.
Tom não estava nada satisfeito com a maneira como sua casa havia sido pintada.
Tom wasn't at all satisfied with the way his house had been painted.
Tom estava convicto de que havia sido traído.
Tom was convinced that he had been betrayed.
A decisão já havia sido tomada sem consultar a equipe.
The decision had already been made without consulting the team.
Não estava na manhã seguinte quando soubemos que Tom havia sido morto.
It wasn’t until the following morning that we learned Tom had been killed.
O dano já havia sido feito antes de qualquer intervenção.
The damage had already been done before any intervention.