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Suppose A lied to B and then B asks in order to make sure if it is true or not

Is it true that you lied to me?

Is it true that you had lied to me?

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    Why use *had lied" without additional context? Otherwise, simpler is better. – user3169 May 21 '15 at 20:04
  • For the OP, suggested reading: http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/13255/canonical-post-2-what-is-the-perfect-and-how-should-i-use-it – Damkerng T. May 23 '15 at 01:38

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Yes, you can use Past Perfect (had lied) to speak about a time earlier than before now but this tense is mostly used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. But in a simple question that speaks about the past it is better to use the Past Simple (lied).

Depending on what context you have you choose which tense to use.

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