Past perfect in Mandarin
What would the equivalent of past perfect be in Mandarin?

e.g. I had been broken my leg so I couldn't go skiing.

Thank you for your time.

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Past perfect in Mandarin
What would the equivalent of past perfect be in Mandarin?

e.g. I had been broken my leg so I couldn't go skiing.

Thank you for your time.

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e.g. I had been broken my leg so I couldn't go skiing. 
我摔断了我的腿，所以不能去滑雪。

You can basically use like this: had done= verb +了

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I had done/been =  （在...之前）我已经...了

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there's no direct grammar analogy English = Chinese... what is the result in English will be expressed as a fact in Chinese...

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verb + 了: did
已经 + verb +了 : have / had done
add some expression of time to distinguish had done and have done

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I had broken my leg so i couldn't go skiing. 我当时腿已经摔断了，所以当时不能去滑雪。

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