Trump lancia le sue sneakers dorate

Trapassato prossimo
Past perfect

“dopo che Trump era stato condannato”
(after Trump had been fined)

In this sentence, the verb “era stato condannato” is in the trapassato prossimo (passive), because it indicates an action that happened before another moment in the past (in this case, the launch of the sneakers). Let’s see some examples:

– Ho incontrato Luca dopo che aveva finito di lavorare (I met Luca after he had finished working)

– La casa era pulita perché avevamo già fatto le pulizie (The house was clean because we had already cleaned it)

– Sono arrivato tardi alla lezione perché avevo perso il treno (I arrived late to the lesson because I had missed the train)