I asked the price of the car ,but they had already sold it 这是什么时态_英语解答

I asked the price of the car ,but they had already sold it 这是什么时态
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I asked the price of the car 我询问了那辆车的价格（一般过去式,询问发生在过去.）but they had already sold it 但是他们已经把车卖了.（过去完成时.车子在我询问之前已经被卖掉了.我询问是发生在过去,车子卖掉...