Lesson Thirteen
The Past Perfect, Passive Voice
S + (had) + been + past participle
This guitar had been tuned before I broke a string and had to tune it again.
This house had been painted pink before it was given a fresh coat of paint. Now it's blue.
These bees had been kept in a large hive before they were taken out and examined by the beekeeper.
This man had been given novocaine before the dentist started working on a cavity that needed a filling.
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