switch
noun
a turning, shifting, or changing.
had switched
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past perfectof switch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Later, asked why reporters had had to close their window shades when leaving Turkey, Trump failed to mention that he had switched flights.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
He held the title only because Vermont’s Jim Jeffords recently had switched to the Democratic caucus, pushing the former president pro tem, 98-year-old Strom Thurmond, into the minority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Her neighbour, 45-year-old Munni Bai, who has asthma, had switched to using an electric cooker as well as biogas from cow dung, to help her breathing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
The officer had switched off his body-worn camera before doing so, according to the official.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Even though it was hardly anyone’s definition of morning yet, his father had switched on his light and was standing in his doorway with his arms crossed.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
