convert
verb (used with object)
had converted
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past perfectof convert.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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During the investigation, she allegedly told agents she had converted to Islam around five years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Joe Rush from London first went to Worthy Farm in 1985 with a truck he had converted to look like a giant skull.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Dad had converted to Islam a few years before his death.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2024
The Dodgers entered Friday with a major league-best 35 defensive runs saved, according to Sports Info Solutions, and had converted 77.9% of ground balls into outs, the best rate in the league.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024
The Court was empty except for me and a sister from India, formerly a Protestant, who had converted to Islam, and was, like me, trying to make the Hajj.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
