had taken
Nadie se había tomado la molestia de enseñarme nada.
No one had bothered to teach me anything.
— ¡Ayuda! (2026)
Me sorprendió porque yo no lo había tomado nunca.
I was surprised because I had never taken it before.
— Dolor y gloria (2019)
Maria devolvió el libro que había tomado prestado de la biblioteca.
Maria returned the book she had borrowed from the library.
Tom trató de recordar la última vez que había tomado vino con Mary.
Tom tried to remember the last time he had drunk wine with Mary.
Me había tomado mucho tiempo darme cuenta de que los precios cambian.
It had taken me a long time to realize that prices change.
I had already had coffee.
I had already had a coffee.
Teddy se puso furioso cuando supo que había tomado tranquilizantes.
Teddy became furious when he found out she had taken tranquilizers.
— Psicosis (1960)