había venido

had come

→ haber
phrase Rare #40,379
had come The imperfect tense of haber plus the past participle of venir; used for an action that had already happened before another past event.
SP: Cuando llegué, ella ya había venido.
EN: When I arrived, she had already come.

Me preguntaron mi nombre, mi domicilio y por qué había venido.

They asked me my name, my address, and why I had come.

Nunca había venido a este evento.

I had never been to this event.

Don Pietro, yo había venido para confesarme.

Don Pietro, I had come to confess.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Tom no sabía cuándo Mary había venido a Boston.

Tom didn't know when Mary had come to Boston.

Esperaba a Favell, pero no había venido.

I was expecting Favell, but he hadn't arrived.

— Rebeca (1940)

Me parece que nunca había venido aquí.

I don't think I've ever been here before.

— La vida de los otros (2006)