had planted

• past perfect

  past perfect

  Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.

  of plant.
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.

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had planted

She sat on the windowsill, occasionally going over to peek out through the front door, but the big red flag she had planted advertising the showing wasn’t drawing much attention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

He highlighted that City Hall had planted 640,000 trees and was empowering communities to transform areas through the mayor's £12m Green Roots Fund.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Valdi said she had planted some wheat and soybeans, but they also suffer from the lack of water.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

My mom had planted this tree called a cocktail tree, which is essentially a citrus tree that has different types of citrus grafted onto it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025

Minerva had planted it years back when she was cooped up here, wanting to get out and live the bigger version of her life.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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