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já havia

had already

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phrase Uncommon #10,636
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.

O trem já havia partido quando eu cheguei na estação.

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

O fogo já havia se apagado quando os bombeiros chegaram.

The fire had already gone out when the firefighters arrived.

Pensei que você já havia terminado isso.

I thought you had already finished this.

Quando cheguei na estação, o trem já havia partido.

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

Ele já havia terminado o trabalho quando eu cheguei.

He had already finished the work when I arrived.

Até já havia escolhido o caixão e deixado tudo pago!

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

— Volver (2006)

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

The police had already surrounded the building when reinforcements arrived.

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)

Eu já havia lido esse livro duas vezes.

I had already read this book twice.

Essa missão, Neto já havia cumprido.

Neto had already accomplished that mission.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

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.

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

I knew Tom had already finished doing that.

Você já havia provado uma sopa tão boa como esta?

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

Tom não sabia que Maria já havia comprado pão.

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

Eu já havia saído, quando eles chegaram.

I had already left when they arrived.

O cão já havia morrido.

The dog had already died.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Ao meio-dia já havia saído.

By noon, I had already left.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

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.

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)

Ele já havia sido um agente comercial.

He had already been a sales agent.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Lapshin já havia apanhado Solovyov uma vez.

Lapshin had already caught Solovyov once.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Eu pensei que você já havia terminado isso.

I thought you had already finished this.

Ele me contou que já havia sido um homem rico.

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