tinha colocado

had put

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phrase Rare #28,609
had put Used to describe something that someone had put or placed before another past event.
PO: Eu tinha colocado as chaves na mesa.
EN: I had put the keys on the table.

Tom perguntou a Mary onde ela tinha colocado a chave.

Tom asked Mary where she had put the key.

Ela sabia onde tinha colocado suas chaves.

She knew where she had put her keys.

Achei que tinha colocado ali.

I thought I had put it there.

Olhe lá, eu tinha colocado meus chinelos no saco.

Hey, I had put my flip-flops in the bag.

— Piku (2015)

Ele tinha colocado um casaco.

He had put on a coat.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Achei que tinha colocado aqui.

I thought I had put it here.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)