ask
verb (used with object)
to put a question to; inquire of.
had asked
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past perfectof ask.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ahmed and Gilkar had asked West to abort the pregnancy after a scan at 20 weeks showed the foetus had a severe heart defect.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Rayner also said she wanted was "really clear-eyed on where we were going" with the plans, after Burnham had asked her to look again at the blueprints, which were announced by her predecessor Steve Reed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Over the preceding few days, Mr. Halevi had asked tough questions about Mr. Gallant’s plan, but by this point he supported it wholeheartedly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
No one had asked me this a few years earlier, when many of us were pregnant for the first time.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
The archer who had asked Håkon if he could walk extended a hand to Anya.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
