“I’d” equals “I had” (as, I had taken no pleasure...or, I had never asked to go). Why do you use passè composé instead of plus que parfait?

Question

I thought, incorrectly, “je n’y  avais eu pris aucun plaisir”; et “je n’y avais eu demandé d’y retourner.”     Merci pour clarifierça.

Accepted Answer

Hi Dorothy,
The answers suggested are -
'Je n'en avais tiré aucun plaisir'
or
'Je n'y avais pris aucun plaisir'
which are in the plus-que-parfait.
In your suggestions you have two past participles, 'eu' + 'pris'
and, 'eu' + 'demandé' which is wrong.
For revision of how to form the pluperfect, take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson:
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/verb-tense-mood/the-french-pluperfect-le-plus-que-parfait
Hope this helps!