perform
verb (used with object)
had performed
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past perfectof perform.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He said he was excited to add Cardiff to the "many extraordinary places around the world" that he had performed in.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
SpaceX insiders are finally about to get the chance to offload their shares onto the public market — but they would have been able to sell even more if the company’s stock had performed better.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
I asked her how Solis and the other leaders had performed at the town hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Born in Venice and trained as a soprano, Cornelys had performed in London, Vienna and the Dutch Republic and borne a daughter by Casanova before returning to London posing as a widow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Once the lawyer had performed all the right rituals and pronounced all the necessary spells and oaths, millions of upright French citizens behaved as if the Peugeot company really existed.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
