had died
No podía sino pensar que había muerto.
I could only think that he had died.
I knew he hadn't died.
Le hice creer que había muerto, cuando en realidad no me pasó nada.
I made him believe I had died, when in reality nothing happened to me.
— Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Tom quería preguntarle a Mary cómo había muerto John.
Tom wanted to ask Mary how John had died.
Ella le dijo que su padre había muerto.
She told him that her father had died.
Pensé que habías dicho que Tom había muerto.
I thought you said Tom had died.
Pensé que Tom había muerto.
I thought Tom had died.