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2021-08-27 09:01:52 ​​ We use the Past Perfect when we are already talking about the past, and we want to go back to an earlier past time ('double past').
By the time I got to the station, the train had left.
Compare this with:
The train left five minutes before I got to the station.
When we talk about a sequence of past events in the order that they happened, we more commonly use the past simple, especially with quick, short actions. Open / Comment