had told him or her
Tom no se podía acordar de qué le había dicho Mary que hiciera.
Tom couldn't remember what Mary had told him to do.
I hadn’t told him anything.
Su madre le había dicho mil veces que no aceptara cosas de extraños.
His mother had told him a thousand times not to accept things from strangers.
A Amparo ni siquiera le había dicho dónde vivía.
He hadn't even told Amparo where he lived.
— Hable con ella (2002)
Resultó que lo que le había dicho a la policía no fue cierto.
It turned out that what he had told the police was not true.
Yo le había dicho que cuando saliéramos que íbamos a empezar una relación.
I’d told him that once we went out, we were going to start a relationship.
— Argentina 1985 (2022)
Le había dicho muchas veces que tuviera cuidado con eso.
I had told him many times to be careful with that.