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What are the adverbial expression of past perfect tense?

There isn't a specific "adverbial expression" dedicated solely to the past perfect tense. However, you can use various adverbs and adverbial phrases to indicate the time relationship of an action in the past perfect to another action in the past.

Here are some examples:

Adverbs indicating time:

* already: He had already eaten breakfast when she arrived.

* just: I had just finished my work when the phone rang.

* previously: She had previously visited this city before.

* before: I had never seen snow before I moved to Canada.

* since: They had been married for five years since they first met.

* yet: He had not yet decided what to do.

* never: I had never been to Europe until last year.

Adverbial phrases indicating time:

* by the time: By the time she arrived, the party had already started.

* up to that point: Up to that point, she had always been a good student.

* until then: Until then, he had never experienced anything like it.

Other adverbial expressions:

* as soon as: As soon as she saw him, she knew she had made the right decision.

* immediately: Immediately after the meeting, he left the office.

* before long: Before long, they had become best friends.

Remember that the specific adverbial expression you use will depend on the context of the sentence and the nuance you want to convey.

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