Do English speakers actually use the past perfect tense or past perfect continuous tense on daily conversations?

Yup, all the time, without thinking about it. When you grew up with the language it comes naturally.
The only thing in English that does not always come naturally is the conditional, which many people were never taught —or weren’t taught well—and didn’t hear used when they were growing up. Even for those who know it, it’s often dropped in casual conversation. (That is the conditional form, such as “If I were” instead of “if I was”). Also the subjunctive is fading from use.
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English with Nab

Do English speakers actually use the past perfect tense or past perfect continuous tense on daily conversations?

Yup, all the time, without thinking about it. When you grew up with the language it comes naturally.
The only thing in English that does not always come naturally is the conditional, which many people were never taught —or weren’t taught well—and didn’t hear used when they were growing up. Even for those who know it, it’s often dropped in casual conversation. (That is the conditional form, such as “If I were” instead of “if I was”). Also the subjunctive is fading from use.
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