they had attacked
-avaient attaqué
Past perfect they conjugation of attack.

attack

The police officers allegedly attempted to coerce the men into admitting that they had attacked the women.
Les policiers ont tenté de contraindre les trois hommes d’admettre qu’ils avaient attaqués les femmes.
But the next day he called some workers into his office, claimed later that they had attacked him and filed a police complaint which included myself and the union president as being connected with the incident.
Mais le lendemain il a appelé certains employés/ées dans son bureau, prétendant plus tard qu’ils l’avaient attaqué et a déposé plainte auprès de la police, affirmant que moi-même et le président du syndicat étions liés à l’incident.
They had attacked their parents with harsh language.
Ils avaient attaqué leurs parents avec un langage dur.
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