tinha me esquecido

had forgotten

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had forgotten Usually means “I had forgotten” when the subject is understood from context. The pronoun “me” is part of the reflexive construction with esquecer-se.

PO: Eu tinha me esquecido de trazer as chaves.

EN: I had forgotten to bring the keys.

Eu sei, tinha me esquecido.

I know, I’d forgotten.

— Guerra e Paz (1968)

Eu tinha me esquecido completamente disso.

I had completely forgotten about that.

Já tinha me esquecido dela.

I had already forgotten about her.

— A Liberdade é Azul (1993)

Eu tinha me esquecido o quanto gosto do Tom.

I had forgotten how much I like Tom.

Não estou acostumado com isso, tinha me esquecido como isso era bom.

I'm not used to this; I had forgotten how good it was.

— Os Falsários (2007)

Tinha me esquecido de como era aborrecido lavar.

I had forgotten how boring washing was.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)