attend
verb (used with object)
to be present at.
had attended
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past perfectof attend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Over the course of 20 years, students who had attended public school pre-K4 earned higher grades and scored better on standardized tests throughout their school years.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Production designer Cat Smith said she had attended a similarly exclusive all-girls school nearby, Marlborough, giving her insight into the obscene wealth people had and what they did with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The decision was a break in custom from previous mayors who had attended the event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed asked sarcastically the following day, in Grand Rapids, when I said I had attended some of Haley Stevens’ stops on the trail.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sidwell Friends appealed to us for a lot of reasons, including the fact that it was the school Chelsea Clinton had attended when her father was president.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
