What had been before?

Pass the happy news along,
Listen to the birds sweet songs.
Spring is coming, winter’s gone!
Pass the happy news along.

детсад
художник
библиотекарь
спасатель
завод
магазин
полицейский участок
бизнесмен
бухгалтер
журналист
рабочий
модель
a kindergarten
a painter
a librarian
a relief worker
a factory
a shop
a police station
a businessman
an accountant
a journalist
a worker
a model

Dates
793
1504
1900
1952
1998
2000
2005
2010
seven ninety-three
fifteen-o[әu] four
nineteen hundred
nineteen fifty-two
nineteen ninety-eight
two thousand
two thousand five
two thousand ten

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Elizabeth II became queen in1952. She had been princess before 1952.
Vivien Leigh played Scarlett in the famous 1939 Hollywood film. She had not acted in famous 1939 Hollywood films before 1939.
Andre Agassi won the Wimbledon competition in 1992. He had trained a lot before he won the competition.
Charles Dickens had been a journalist before he wrote his famous book Pickwick Papers and became a famous writer.

Past Perfect Tense
Прошедшее совершенное время
had V3
He had trained a lot before he won the championship.
Он много тренировался, прежде чем выиграл чемпионат.
She had not played in Hollywood films before 1939.
Она не играла в голливудских фильмах до 1939 года.
Where had he worked before 1837?
Где он работал до 1837?
Had he worked before 1837?
Он работал до 1837?
before

Before Capitan Cook went to the Antarctica …
Before Capitan Cook spent his last winter at Hawaii …
Capitan Cook had been to Australia before …
Before Capitan Cook went to the Arctic in 1775 …
Before Capitan Cook explored Hawaii …
Capitan Cook had joined the Navy before …
he visited the Antarctica.
he had been to Australia, the Antarctica and the Arctic.
he had been to Australia.
he had visited the Arctic in 1775.
he went to Australia.
he had been to Australia and the Antarctica.