transform
verb (used with object)
to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
had transformed
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past perfectof transform.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Kern’s “Show Boat” had transformed the theater in 1927.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They had transformed themselves from the ridiculed Clip Joint to a top-shelf NBA organization, but they now have been affixed with a scarlet eight letters that will follow them forever: cheaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
General relativity had transformed our understanding of gravity, so it made sense to ask what those same equations said about the universe on the largest possible scales.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
Waldman said it had "transformed how Plymouth's remarkable collections are shared and experienced".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Mr. Curtain had transformed all those meddlesome people into his own private workforce, and they didn’t even realize it.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
