The past perfect is formed with the auxiliary verbs haben or sein (in the Präteritum) and the past participle (Partizip II). The verb determines which of the two auxiliaries will be used. See more at Tenses with haben or sein.
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Past perfect indicative
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| person | auxiliary | past participle (Partizip II) | ||||||
| ich | hatte | gegeben | ||||||
| du | hattest | |||||||
| er / sie / es | hatte | |||||||
| wir | hatten | |||||||
| ihr | hattet | |||||||
| sie | hatten | |||||||
| Sie | hatten | |||||||
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Past perfect indicative
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| person | auxiliary verb | past participle (Partizip II) | ||||||
| ich | war | gekommen | ||||||
| du | warst | |||||||
| er / sie / es | war | |||||||
| wir | waren | |||||||
| ihr | wart | |||||||
| sie | waren | |||||||
| Sie | waren | |||||||