Past perfect tense

[snowwhiteY2K]

Hello

We use past perfect tense in the following situations:
a) completed action before another action in the past
b) third conditional sentence
c) reported speech


But, if we see this example:
Example: CCTV shows she had bought a ticket from Keshavpuram.
(Keshavpuram-name of a place)

The above sentence does not fall in any of the already mentioned categories or situations.

Can we use simple past tense here?

Please explain to me the difference between simple past tense and past perfect tense with examples.

Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello

We use past perfect tense in the following situations:
a) completed action before another action in the past
b) third conditional sentence
c) reported speech


But, if we see this example:
Example: CCTV shows she had bought a ticket from Keshavpuram.
(Keshavpuram-name of a place)

The above sentence does not fall in any of the already mentioned categories or situations.

Can we use simple past tense here?

Please explain to me the difference between simple past tense and past perfect tense with examples.

Thanks.

Simple past would be OK. "CCTV shows (that) she bought a ticket from Keshavpuram."

 

[5jj]

It is unlikely that CCTV could show that she had bought a ticket. It could show her buying a ticket and thus, as bhai said, it could show that she bought a ticket.

 

[Tdol]

But it would show that she had bought a ticket before whatever happened to make this a story.

 

[5jj]

But it would show that she had bought a ticket before whatever happened to make this a story.

I admit that I am being a little hair-splitting here, but it wouldn't. It would show only that she was in possession of a ticket. She might have bought it, found it, stolen it, been given it, etc,

 

[snowwhiteY2K]

Hello

Doubt

If a conversation happened long time back and in the present time if we talk about that conversation then which tense we would be using.
Simple present or past perfect

Example:
Remember you said it to me
Or
Remember you had said it to me.

I find both these tenses very confusing.:-(
Somebody please guide me their correct usage.

Thanks

 

[5jj]

see post #11
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/articles/problems-with-past-perfect-past-simple.html

 

[snowwhiteY2K]

The Past Perfect

Problems with the Past Perfect & Past Simple

I am trying to open the page.
But it says,page not found.:-(
Could you please send me some other link.

Thanks

 

[5jj]

Sorry. They were working when I posted them Let's try again.

The Past Perfect

Problems with the Past Perfect & Past Simple

 

[snowwhiteY2K]

Sorry. They were working when I posted them Let's try again.

The Past Perfect

Problems with the Past Perfect & Past Simple

Working now.
Thanks