had already
Ya había adelantado una buena suma por esas chicas.
I had already paid a good sum upfront for those girls.
— The Chaser (2008)
Observé que ya había oscurecido.
I noticed that it had already gotten dark.
Chris ya había cruzado la mitad del escritorio de David cuando Keith lo agarró.
Chris had already made it halfway across David's desk when Keith grabbed him.
El avión ya había despegado cuando llegué al aeropuerto.
The plane had already taken off when I arrived at the airport.
Fui corriendo al colegio, pero la campana ya había sonado.
I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.
Ya había entregado el dinero, así que podíamos sentarnos a conversar.
I had already handed over the money, so we could sit down and talk.
Ya había sonado la campana cuando llegué al colegio.
The bell had already rung when I arrived at school.
Young-min ya había confesado antes ser un asesino.
Young-min had already confessed to being a murderer.
— The Chaser (2008)
Para entonces, el Silver Moon ya había regresado.
By then, the Silver Moon had already returned.