This example uses the Past Perfect with the past participle of 'take' (taken) to describe the duration of an action that preceded another past event and led to a consequence.
Este exemplo usa o Past Perfect com o particípio passado de 'take' (taken) para descrever a duração de uma ação que antecedeu outro evento passado e levou a uma consequência.
| Front | It had --- (take) three hours to reach the station, so they had missed the train. |
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| Back | It had taken three hours to reach the station, so they had missed the train. |
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