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It did, ty. I should have considered your point about slight inconsistency of the meaning of the verb 'to live' with the Past Perfect tense myself :D

You had to do this, didn't you?



I disagree.[/quote]

If you have 3 times more hits on Google for one version vs another, it should tell you that it is a better version than another one,...

You had to do this, didn't you?



I disagree.

It is better with "for":

"lived there for many years" - 39,400 hits on Google but only 12,900 hits for "lived there many years"[/quote]

charlestonian, even if several thousands out of milliions...

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Thanks for the explanation. Obviously, I must have missed the lessons they taught us about the Past Perfect :)

As for


You know, that sentence confuses even me. :lol2:

Maybe...

Thank you, that made things clearer.

So check if I got it right:
I lived in Paris ...
...for two years - incorrect? (have/had been living depending on whether I live there now?)
...some time...

What's the difference between 'I lived' and 'I had lived'?

Or should I use 'had lived' (past perfect) only in a dependant clause for harmony of tenses only (i.e. when the main clause is in past...