Look at these reflexive verbs in Le Plus-que-Parfait:
Tu t'étais maquillée vite car nous étions en retard.You had put your make-up on fast because we were late.
Marie s'était habillée dans le noir pour ne pas le réveiller ce jour-là.Marie had got dressed in the dark in order not to wake him that day.
Nous nous étions rappelés où c'était, mais c'était trop tard.We had remembered where it was, but it was too late.
Note that in Le Plus-que-Parfait, reflexive verbs use the auxiliary être.
The order is as follows:
reflexive pronoun (m'/t'/s'/nous/vous/s') + être in L'Imparfait + past participle
Note also that because of the auxiliary être, the past participle must agree with the subject of the verb.
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Nous nous étions rappelés où c'était, mais c'était trop tard.We had remembered where it was, but it was too late.
Tu t'étais maquillée vite car nous étions en retard.You had put your make-up on fast because we were late.
