Usage Examples Tenses with Past meaning

• I wasn't sleeping when someone broke into my house. -
• Harold had known about their divorce for a while before everyone found out. -
• My parents came to visit me last September. -
• By the time I met Mia again, she had already found a new boyfriend. -
• What time did Sarah leave on Tuesday? -
• Have you ever seen Paul cry? -
• Alexia has lost her purse and now has no money. -
• My husband was always talking about his friends from college. -
• I was cooking when Josh called. -
• The plane hadn't left by the time I got to the airport. -
• Had you studied Italian before you moved to Milan? -
• We did not have time to visit Louvre. -
• Did Barry come to your party last week? -
• It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining. -
• By the time Doris got to the office, everyone had already gone. -
• Dick was cutting the grass when the snake appeared. -
• Tailor has never heard of this book. -
• Why has Mike gone already? -
• I was dancing when Matthew walked in. -
• We wish you moved to Los Angeles. -