| A | B |
| If you (s.) had studied... | Si tu avais étudié... |
| She had already left. | Elle était déjà partie. |
| ... they had seen 10 movies | ... ils avaient vu dix films |
| ... we had never visited Cholet | ... nous n'avions jamais visité Cholet. |
| ... I had woken up. | ... je m'étais réveillé(e) |
| ... she had already had lunch. | ... elle avait déjà déjeuné (elle) avait déjà pris le déjeuner). |
| ... he had seen her. | ... il l'avait vue. |
| ... we had already read them (les livres). | ... nous les avions déjà lus. |
| ... we had already arrived at the airport. | ... nous étions déjà arrivé(e)s à l'aéroport. |
| ... you (pl) had left for the concert. | ... vous étiez parti(e)s pour le concert. |
| Had she already finished her homework? (inv) | Avait-elle déjà fini ses devoirs? |
| Hadn't they traveled to Japan? | N'avaient-ils pas voyagé au Japon? |
| We had not written them (les lettres). | Nous ne les avions pas écrites. |
| She had not left yet. | Elle n'était pas encore partie. |
| Three of my grand-parents had died (before I was born). | Trois de mes grands-parents étaient morts (avant que je sois né). |