The plus-que-parfait, a tense used in past narration, expresses an action that occurred before another past action or moment. For example: "Je n'avais pas mangé" (I had not eaten), "Je n'étais pas allé" (I had not gone), and so on. To form the negation, place "pas" around the conjugated verb, which in this case is the auxiliary. The negation is formed in the usual manner by adding "ne". The pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait) is formed with the auxiliary in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb. Here are some examples: ![]() * Ils/elles étaient allés: they had gone * Il, elle/on était allé: he/she/it had gone * Ils/elles avaient mangé: they had eaten * Il, elle/on avait mangé: he/she/it had eaten ![]() The choice of auxiliary, être or avoir, is the same as for the passé composé. The Alamo rule applies, which means that essere is used with verbs that indicate a change in state, such as "venir" (to come) and "partir" (to leave), while avoir is used with verbs that indicate an action that can be performed on something or someone. I hope this rewritten text meets your requirements.
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