que había

that had

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phrase Extremely common #373

that had Used with a past participle to form the past perfect, describing something that happened before another past event. It can also be followed by a gerund, as in había estado esperando.

SP: Encontré las fotos que había guardado.

EN: I found the photos that I had saved.

Tantos detalles que había ignorado.

So many details I had ignored.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Pero el templo del que había hablado fue su cuerpo.

But the temple he had spoken of was his body.

Tom le dijo a Mary que la tarta que había cocinado estaba buena.

Tom told Mary that the cake she had baked was good.

No puedo recordar el significado de la palabra que había buscado ayer.

I can’t remember the meaning of the word I looked up yesterday.

Y en el hospital reconocí a un médico que había formado parte de todo aquello.

And at the hospital, I recognized a doctor who had been involved in the whole thing.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Él se arrancó los ojos para no volver a ver a la patria que había traicionado.

He gouged out his own eyes so he would never again see the homeland he had betrayed.

Justo era el nombre que había inventado para ti.

That was exactly the name I had invented for you.

Tom decidió seguir el consejo que había recibido.

Tom decided to follow the advice he had received.

Me robaron la bici que había adorado durante muchos años.

My bike, which I had loved for many years, was stolen.

Para entonces me había acabado las últimas galletas que había traído.

By then, I had eaten the last of the cookies I’d brought.

JP, que había escapado del sanatorio.

JP, who had escaped from the sanatorium.

— Madre (2009)

El niño que había escapado de los lobos.

The boy who had escaped from the wolves.

— Río Místico (2003)

Tom le regaló a Mary unas flores que había recogido.

Tom gave Mary some flowers he had picked.