Pluperfect

Question 1

When is the pluperfect tense used?

Answer 1

To talk about something with an ‘extra degree of past’ - an action which has occurred before another past action.

Question 2

How is the pluperfect tense formed?

Answer 2

Using the imperfect version of avoir/etre + the past participle e.g. j’avais mangé ( I had eaten)